Japan Marks 70th Anniversary of Hiroshima Bombing

Japan is marking the 70th anniversary of the United States dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, which led to the end of World War II. Tens of thousands of people observed a minute of silence Thursday as bells tolled at the Peace Memorial Park, near the epicenter of the bombing. Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui called for a renewed effort to rid the world of nuclear weapons, which he called "pure evil." "In order for us to live together, we need to end the use of all...

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