Remembering Hiroshima 65 Years Ago

People mourn during the ceremony marking the 65th atomic bomb anniversary in Hiroshima Peace Park, Japan, Aug. 6, 2010. Japan's Hiroshima marked the 65th atomic bomb anniversary on Friday, calling for a world free of nuclear weapons. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

John Roos Is First US Representative To Attend Hiroshima Memorial Ceremony In Japan -- The Guardian

Japan marks 65 years since Hiroshima bombing with US ambassador to Japan John Roos in attendance.

The US ambassador to Japan, John Roos, today became the first US representative to attend an annual ceremony to honour the victims of the bombing of Hiroshima.

Roos's presence at an event to mark 65 years since a US bomb left Hiroshima in ruins has raised hopes that president Barack Obama will visit the city when he attends a meeting of Apec leaders in Japan in November.

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More News On The Events At Hiroshima Today

U.S. Attends Hiroshima Ceremony -- New York Times
U.S. attends Hiroshima bombing ceremony for first time -- Reuters
Japan Marks A-Bomb Anniversary -- Voice of America
US attends first Hiroshima atomic bomb anniversary -- BBC
US attends Hiroshima ceremony -- Al Jazeera
Hiroshima marks 65th atomic bomb anniversary, calls for end of nuke weapons -- Xinhuanet
U.S. Move Falls Short for Hiroshima Survivors -- Wall Street Journal
Aging Hiroshima A-bomb survivors want Obama visit -- Washington Post/Reuters
Witness - My Japanese grandparents' silence over the A-bomb -- Reuters
The Timeline: The Atomic Bomb -- The Independent
Hiroshima marks 65th anniversary of atomic bomb attack -- BBC (Pictures)
Still thankful for the bomb -- John Rossi, Philadelphia Inquirer
A Hiroshima Apology? -- Warren Kozak, Wall Street Journal
Taking disarmament seriously -- Gareth Evans, Globe And Mail