Nagasaki Honors Atomic Bomb Victims, Calls For Peace
People in Japan are taking time to remember the victims of one of history's most catastrophic wartime attacks.
Japan is marking 77 years since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki during World War Two.
Survivors of the bombing, along with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and representatives from dozens of countries gathered at a ceremony on Tuesday to pray for a world without war and nuclear weapons.
Nagasaki fell silent at 11:02 a.m. -- the same minute the bomb exploded on August 9th, 1945.
The immense heat and radiation from the blast destroyed the city, killing more than 70,000 people by the end of that year. Many who survived suffer from cancer and other diseases related to their exposure to radiation.
Throughout the day, people in Nagasaki will reflect on the catastrophe and send the message that the atomic bombing should forever remain as the world's last.