Many aging Hiroshima survivors express frustration over growing global support for nuclear weapons as deterrence.

As Japan marks 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the country's postwar identity is shifting.

Paper lanterns float along the Motoyasu river in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome on the 80th anniversary of the WWII U.S. atomic bombing in Hiroshima, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. A bird flies past the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Monday, August 4, 2025 as Japan will mark 80th anniversary of the WWII U.S. atomic bombing on August 6.