HIROSHIMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 6: People line up to pray in front of the cenotaph for the victims of the world's first atomic bombing at the Peace Memorial Park after a ceremony to pay tribute for the atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima, Japan, on August 06, 2023. Japan commemorates the 78th anniversary of the atomic bomb tragedy in Hiroshima. During World War II, on August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb in the world history was dropped on Hiroshima by the USA, which caused the instant death of an estimated 70,000 people and the death of thousands from the effects of radiation in the following years. ( David Mareuil - Anadolu Agency )

HIROSHIMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 6: People line up to pray in front of the cenotaph for the victims of the world's first atomic bombing at the Peace Memorial Park after a ceremony to pay tribute for the atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima, Japan, on August 06, 2023. Japan commemorates the 78th anniversary of the atomic bomb tragedy in Hiroshima. During World War II, on August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb in the world history was dropped on Hiroshima by the USA, which caused the instant death of an estimated 70,000 people and the death of thousands from the effects of radiation in the following years. ( David Mareuil - Anadolu Agency )

HIROSHIMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 6: A mother and her child lay a bouquet of flower in front of the cenotaph for the victims of the world's first atomic bombing at the Peace Memorial Park after a ceremony to pay tribute for the atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima, Japan, on August 06, 2023. Japan commemorates the 78th anniversary of the atomic bomb tragedy in Hiroshima. During World War II, on August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb in the world history was dropped on Hiroshima by the USA, which caused the instant death of an estimated 70,000 people and the death of thousands from the effects of radiation in the following years. ( David Mareuil - Anadolu Agency )

HIROSHIMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 6: School children lay a bouquet of flowers and pray in front of the cenotaph for the victims of the world's first atomic bombing at the Peace Memorial Park after a ceremony to pay tribute for the atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima, Japan, on August 06, 2023. Japan commemorates the 78th anniversary of the atomic bomb tragedy in Hiroshima. During World War II, on August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb in the world history was dropped on Hiroshima by the USA, which caused the instant death of an estimated 70,000 people and the death of thousands from the effects of radiation in the following years. ( David Mareuil - Anadolu Agency )

HIROSHIMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 6: Locals lay a bouquet of flowers and pray in front of the cenotaph for the victims of the world's first atomic bombing at the Peace Memorial Park after a ceremony to pay tribute for the atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima, Japan, on August 06, 2023. Japan commemorates the 78th anniversary of the atomic bomb tragedy in Hiroshima. During World War II, on August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb in the world history was dropped on Hiroshima by the USA, which caused the instant death of an estimated 70,000 people and the death of thousands from the effects of radiation in the following years. ( David Mareuil - Anadolu Agency )

HIROSHIMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 6: A school children lays a bouquet of flowers in front of the cenotaph for the victims of the world's first atomic bombing at the Peace Memorial Park after a ceremony to pay tribute for the atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima, Japan, on August 06, 2023. Japan commemorates the 78th anniversary of the atomic bomb tragedy in Hiroshima. During World War II, on August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb in the world history was dropped on Hiroshima by the USA, which caused the instant death of an estimated 70,000 people and the death of thousands from the effects of radiation in the following years. ( David Mareuil - Anadolu Agency )

HIROSHIMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 6: View of the cenotaph for the victims of the world's first atomic bombing and the Japan national the flag at half mast at the Peace Memorial Park after a ceremony to pay tribute for the atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima, Japan, on August 06, 2023. Japan commemorates the 78th anniversary of the atomic bomb tragedy in Hiroshima. During World War II, on August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb in the world history was dropped on Hiroshima by the USA, which caused the instant death of an estimated 70,000 people and the death of thousands from the effects of radiation in the following years. ( David Mareuil - Anadolu Agency )

HIROSHIMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 6: A police officer stands guard at the main entrance of the Peace Memorial Park as a ceremony is held to pay tribute for the atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima, Japan, on August 06, 2023. Japan commemorates the 78th anniversary of the atomic bomb tragedy in Hiroshima. During World War II, on August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb in the world history was dropped on Hiroshima by the USA, which caused the instant death of an estimated 70,000 people and the death of thousands from the effects of radiation in the following years. ( David Mareuil - Anadolu Agency )

HIROSHIMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 6: Hiroshima city staff stand at the main entrance of the Peace Memorial Park, as a ceremony is held to pay tribute for the atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima, Japan, on August 06, 2023. Japan commemorates the 78th anniversary of the atomic bomb tragedy in Hiroshima. During World War II, on August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb in the world history was dropped on Hiroshima by the USA, which caused the instant death of an estimated 70,000 people and the death of thousands from the effects of radiation in the following years. ( David Mareuil - Anadolu Agency )