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Japan remembers Nagasaki atomic bomb, 70 years on Japan remembers Nagasaki atomic bomb, 70 years on
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The Japanese city of Nagasaki is marking 70 years since the dropping of an atomic bomb by the United States.The Japanese city of Nagasaki is marking 70 years since the dropping of an atomic bomb by the United States.
A ceremony there will observe a minute's silence, followed by speeches by the Nagasaki mayor and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.A ceremony there will observe a minute's silence, followed by speeches by the Nagasaki mayor and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
A cathedral that was destroyed by the bomb but later rebuilt celebrated a remembrance Mass.A cathedral that was destroyed by the bomb but later rebuilt celebrated a remembrance Mass.
At least 70,000 people died in the attack, which came three days after another bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.At least 70,000 people died in the attack, which came three days after another bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.
Nagasaki was only chosen because the original target, Kokura, was obscured by a cloud.Nagasaki was only chosen because the original target, Kokura, was obscured by a cloud.
On Sunday, bells will sound as relatives of victims and others mark the time of the explosion - 11:02 (02:02 GMT). A solemn ceremony began on Sunday with a declaration read out by children, followed by the sounding of bells.
US ambassador Caroline Kennedy is expected to attend the commemorations in Nagasaki. A minute's silence will mark the time of the explosion at 11:02 (02:02 GMT).
US ambassador Caroline Kennedy was expected to attend the commemorations in Nagasaki.
'Thunder in a clear sky''Thunder in a clear sky'
The effects of the bomb were instant and devastating. It destroyed a third of the city, killing thousands instantly and condemning more to death from radiation sickness.The effects of the bomb were instant and devastating. It destroyed a third of the city, killing thousands instantly and condemning more to death from radiation sickness.
Days later, Japan surrendered, ending World War II, although the necessity of the two bombs has been debated ever since.Days later, Japan surrendered, ending World War II, although the necessity of the two bombs has been debated ever since.
"It was a clear, sunny day and there was a sudden, blinding flash," remembered one Nagasaki survivor, Toru Mine, who now guides visitors at a museum dedicated to the event."It was a clear, sunny day and there was a sudden, blinding flash," remembered one Nagasaki survivor, Toru Mine, who now guides visitors at a museum dedicated to the event.
"My first thought was that it should be a thunder, but I soon realised it's bizarre to have a thunder in a clear sky.""My first thought was that it should be a thunder, but I soon realised it's bizarre to have a thunder in a clear sky."
Another survivor, 86-year-old Sumiteru Taniguchi, still bears scars on his back, the remains of three ribs that half rotted after the bomb dropped protruding from his chest.Another survivor, 86-year-old Sumiteru Taniguchi, still bears scars on his back, the remains of three ribs that half rotted after the bomb dropped protruding from his chest.
''While people around me were dying, I lived. People say I survived but I think I was kept alive. I am still suffering," he said.''While people around me were dying, I lived. People say I survived but I think I was kept alive. I am still suffering," he said.
Prime Minister Abe used his speech during a ceremony at Hiroshima to call for worldwide nuclear disarmament.Prime Minister Abe used his speech during a ceremony at Hiroshima to call for worldwide nuclear disarmament.
"Seventy years on I want to re-emphasise the necessity of world peace," he said."Seventy years on I want to re-emphasise the necessity of world peace," he said.