Hiroshima bomb: Japan marks 75 years since nuclear attack

Bells have tolled in Hiroshima, Japan, to mark the 75th anniversary of the dropping of the world's first atomic bomb.

But memorial events were scaled back this year because of the pandemic.

On 6 August 1945, a US bomber dropped the uranium bomb above the city, killing around 140,000 people.

Three days later a second nuclear weapon was dropped on Nagasaki. Two weeks later Japan surrendered, ending World War Two.

Early on Thursday, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the mayor of Hiroshima joined bomb survivors and descendants in the city's Peace Park.

The park is usually packed with thousands of people for the anniversary, But attendance was significantly reduced this year, with chairs spaced apart and most attendees wearing masks.

[DavidPerez-sdsj]

It is 75th anniversary and we pay our respects for the people of Japan who died from the atomic bomb in Hiroshima🇯🇵❤🌹

[GeopoliticsExpert]

Amazing how we pay respect to the Hiroshima and Nagasaki victims while all the innocent ppl that were slaughtered by the Japanese across Asia are either forgotten or erased from history. The privilege of being a close US ally

[eltanenokichan]

I'm Indonesian, one of the countries that were colonized by Japan.
Even the day when Japan surrendered, they still tried to cover it to Indonesian. Fortunately, someone heard that and we declared we're free from Japan immediately.

[yellowsweets]

thoughts n prayers go out to the 300 000 plus lives massacred and brutally beheaded, raped in Nanking.
History is cemented in our memories and will never be forgotten, and one day Japan will have to apologise properly or face the consequences

[vincently]

1945: 75 Years Ago in Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

[offloc]

75 years ago America ended the onslaught of rape and conquestof the Japanese. That empire was so terrible that it would force their young men to commit suicide in acts of war. This is not a sad day of death. But one of living.

[Agent-czrj]

Can’t Believe is the 75 anniversary today.

Japan was once are enemy during World War II, and 75 years later England and Japan are allies again.

[aaronaton]

What do people think was worse; the Holocaust or Hiroshima?

[agungalfonds]

the tragedy which Led Korea and Indonesia got independence 9 and 11 days after, and Led the CoLd War, substiuted WorLd War 2.

[kooik]

Everytime i see this kind of video every year... I always crying... ༼;´༎ຶ ۝ ༎ຶ༽

[travisstone]

Thoughts go out to those who lost their lives, friends, loved ones, son's, daughter's and all family members. One awful, thoughtless choice. My apologies Japan you never deserved that.

[리짜이밍李在明]

Nuclear USA, Russia, china, United Kingdom, France, India, Israel, north korea, Pakistan nuclear power

[bigearedmouse]

I am become death the destroyer of worlds

[jagdpanther]

Sick jokes every August! You guys should know Japan also want to own nuclear arsenals!

[sasha]

why don't you just say that US has bombed them? Instead "a US bmomber" - please, let's be straight forward here

[Fullcircle]

What would Oda Nobunaga do? sign...(i play to much samurai warriors)

[Kratkymethod]

Was the United States wrong to destroy 2 cities and not just 1?? Seems like the second was for pleasure

[Finreii]

Still don't know what the US was thinking, using this on a civilian area. At the very least this event makes most leaders think twice about using weapons like this due to the aftermath of Hiroshima. There was a lot more destruction than just the explosion.

[thebest]

To all the v' victims of Japanese war crimes, I say RIP. Mother nature will submerge the entire microJapan into the pacific ocean in the next 1000 yrs according to scientists then Japan would be 'SAYONARA' for good. That'll be good karma courtesy of our mother earth.