Japan's Nagasaki on Sunday marked the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing at the close of World War II with a ceremony at the Peace Park memorial. It came as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi opened debate on the country's postwar non-nuclear principles amid increasing doubts over the reliability of the US security umbrella as China flexes its military muscles in the region.
Nagasaki on Sunday marked the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the Japanese city, as the mayor called nuclear weapons "absolute evil”, denounced growing support for nuclear deterrence and called on the Japanese government to adhere to its three postwar non-nuclear principles.
