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  "id": 196767,
  "title": "Takaichi pledges to uphold ‘three non-nuclear principles’ on Hiroshima anniversary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/takaichi-pledges-to-uphold-three-non-nuclear-principles-on-hiroshima",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-05T23:53:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/06/japan/politics/hiroshima-atomic-bombing-81st-anniversary-takaichi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi vowed on Thursday to uphold Japan’s enduring nonnuclear principles, marking the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Takaichi, alongside hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors), bereaved families, and foreign and local dignitaries, gathered at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park to observe a moment of silence at 8:15 a.m., precisely the time the bomb detonated over the city on August 6, 1945. The bomb’s explosion is estimated to have claimed around 140,000 lives by the year’s end.\n\nJust three days later, another devastating bomb was unleashed on Nagasaki, resulting in approximately 74,000 deaths by the end of the same year. Takaichi, emphasizing the irreversible horrors caused by the atomic bombings, stated, \"The devastation caused by the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the indescribable suffering endured by so many people, must never be repeated.\"",
  "summary": "Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's first appearance at the ceremony as the nation's leader comes as the government prepares to revise key national security documents later this year.",
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        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Takaichi emphasizes Japan’s commitment to nonnuclear principles on Hiroshima anniversary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/takaichi-emphasizes-japans-commitment-to-nonnuclear-principles-on",
        "published": "2026-08-06T05:26:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}