Hiroshima marks atomic bombing, worries about steps toward war

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By Hyun Oh and Toru Hanai HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Bells tolled and thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima on Thursday at ceremonies that marked the 70th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing and highlighted rising tensions over Japan's moves away from its pacifist constitution. Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui urged that nuclear weapons be abolished and demanded the creation of security systems that do not rely on military might. "Working with patience and perseverance to achieve these systems will be vital, and will require that we promote throughout the world the path to true peace revealed by the pacifism of the Japanese constitution," he said in a speech.




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They have never accepted responsibility or apologised for their actions during WW2.

As far as I am concerned Japan should have been bombed until it sank below the sea.