Hiroshima atomic bombing anniversary draws G7 attention

Last survivors worry about conveying nuclear realities to future generations

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G7 leaders head for a photo shoot after laying flower wreaths during a visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park as part of their summit in the Japanese city on May 19. (Pool photo)

SEISHI MINOWA, MASARU SHIOYAMA and YUKIHIRO ENOMOTO Nikkei staff writers

OSAKA/TOKYO -- The Japanese city of Hiroshima marked the 78th anniversary of its atomic bombing by the U.S. on Sunday. In May, it attracted global attention when leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries met there and offered flowers to mourn victims of the world's first nuclear attack.

Of late, moves toward nuclear disarmament have been hindered by elevated global tensions in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which was similarly bombed three days later, efforts have redoubled to convey the terrible realities of atomic warfare and to strive for a world without nuclear weapons.

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