Taiwan representative skips Nagasaki atomic bombing anniversary ceremony

TAIPEI (Kyodo) -- Taiwan's de facto ambassador to Japan did not attend a memorial ceremony on Sunday to mark the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic b

Nagasaki marked on Sunday the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern city, as the mayor called nuclear weapons "absolute evil,” denounced growing support for nuclear deterrence.

Nagasaki marked on Sunday the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the southwestern city, as the mayor called nuclear weapons “absolute evil,” denounced growing support for nuclear deterrence, and called on the Japanese government to adhere to its three postwar non-nuclear principles.

The city's Mayor Shiro Suzuki denounced growing support for nuclear deterrence in the global community, including Japan .

As Japan marks the anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombs, its leaders are pushing for a renewed debate on nuclear weapons in a challenge to the nation's long-time pacifist stance.Japan nuclear debate unnerves proponents of pacifismJapan's constitution renounces offensive military force, and successive governments have m

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