Published: 07 Aug 2015 - 12:18 am | Last Updated: 11 Jan 2022 - 05:54 pm
Paper lanterns float on the Motoyasu river after being released in remembrance of atomic bomb victims on the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, western Japan, yesterday. Bells tolled and thousands bowed heads in prayer in Hiroshima at ceremonies that marked the anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing.