Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki

This week we mark the 81st anniversaries of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.

On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, instantly taking tens of thousands of lives and resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths by the end of that year. Three days later, the United States dropped an atomic bomb named “Fat Man” on the Japanese city of Nagasaki, killing over 70, 000 people, flattening a third of the city and causing lifelong suffering for the survivors.

As we recall these events, we renew our prayers for peace. Post your prayer in our sacred space here

View this video created by The Elders in 2025, calling on nuclear states to recommit to the goal of nuclear disarmament