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Hiroshima – 6 August 2025
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1. Peace Flame and Atomic Bomb Dome seen under the Cenotaph Arch
2. Wide of Cenotaph Arch
3. 82-year-old widower praying
4. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) No name given, 82-year-old widower from Ujina, Hiroshima:
"It’s been 80 years since the war ended. I lost my husband and relatives from both sides due to the atomic bombing. Since it is the 80th year, I decided to come. I am already 82 years and cannot visit every year."
5. 94-year-old atomic bomb survivor, Minoru Suzutou, offering flowers
6. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Minoru Suzutou, 94-year-old atomic bomb survivor:
"In 10 years and 20 years, there will be no-one left to pass on this sad and painful experience. That’s why I want to share as much as I can."
7. Suzutou praying in front of the cenotaph
8. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Keisuke Azuma, 47-year-old attendee (who came with his 6-year-old daughter):
"I don’t have any relatives who suffered from the atomic bombing but we do come across people who have been affected (by the atomic bombing) in our everyday lives. I came here as I thought it was important to reflect on the event on this day."
9. Azuma praying with his 6-year-old daughter
10. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Keisuke Azuma, 47-year-old attendee (who came with his 6-year-old daughter):
"Since the people who can actually tell us what happened are decreasing day by day, I feel that I should show more interest and respect."
11. Tilt up of man burning incense
12. Woman praying with prayer beads in her hands
STORYLINE:
Attendees at Hiroshima’s Memorial Park commemorated early on Wednesday those who lost their lives in the atomic bombing of the Japanese city by the U.S. 80 years ago.
As they did so, many aging survivors expressed their frustration at the growing support among global leaders of acquiring nuclear weapons as a deterrent.
With the number of survivors rapidly declining and their average age now exceeding 86, the anniversary is considered the last milestone event for many of them.
94-year-old atomic bomb survivor, Minoru Suzutou, went down on his knees while praying in front of the Cenotaph Arch.
"In 10 years and 20 years, there will be no one left to pass on this sad and painful experience. That’s why I want to share as much as I can," he said.
47-year-old Keisuke Azuma came with his six-year-old daughter because he thinks it’s important to pass on the memories to the next generation.
Azuma has no relatives who suffered in the atomic bombing, but he considers it important to reflect on the event and "show more interest and respect" now that there are fewer people who lived through the bombing.
AP video by Ayaka McGill
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