Japan commemorated the 76th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bomb blast on Friday with low-key festivities and disappointment over the Olympics’ failure to hold a minute’s silence.
Survivors, relatives, and a few international officials gathered in Hiroshima this year for the main event, which included prayers for those killed or injured in the explosion and a call for world peace.
The general public was once again kept out due to virus worries, with the ceremony instead of being streamed online.
At 8:15 a.m. (2315 GMT Thursday), when the first nuclear weapon used in conflict was dropped, participants, many dressed in black and wearing face masks, gave a quiet prayer.
The bombing of Hiroshima killed an estimated 140,000 people, followed three days later by the atomic attack of Nagasaki.
