Nagasaki commemorated the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing that occurred at the end of World War II in a ceremony overshadowed by the absence of Western envoys due to the city's decision not to invite Israel. The ceremony, held at Nagasaki Peace Park, saw Mayor Shiro Suzuki calling for nuclear weapon states and their allies to work towards the abolition of nuclear weapons, emphasizing the increasing threat they pose to humanity.
The atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, claimed the lives of 70,000 people, following the bombing of Hiroshima three days earlier that resulted in 140,000 casualties. Japan's surrender on August 15, 1945, marked the end of World War II and its aggressive actions across Asia.
