Japan marks 70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing

Friday, August 7, 2015

HIROSHIMA, Japan -- Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Thursday, with Mayor Kazumi Matsui renewing calls for U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders to step up efforts toward making a nuclear-weapons-free world.

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