Overview

• President Trump told reporters in the Netherlands that recent strikes on Iranian nuclear sites were “essentially the same thing” as the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
• Mimaki Toshiyuki and fellow atomic bomb survivors labelled the comparison “unacceptable” as residents in Hiroshima protested and pressed for a formal retraction.
• The Hiroshima City assembly unanimously passed a resolution rejecting any justification of atomic bomb use and calling for peaceful conflict resolution.
• Nagasaki Mayor Suzuki Shiro urged Trump and other leaders to visit his city to witness the human toll of nuclear weapons firsthand.
• The episode adds to growing friction after Japan cancelled a security meeting over U.S. defense spending targets and criticised 25% auto tariffs in ongoing trade talks.