Overview

• Urakami Cathedral’s twin bells rang together for the first time since 1945 after volunteers restored the missing bell lost in the bombing.
• Mayor Shiro Suzuki urged world leaders to return to U.N. Charter principles and outline a concrete path to abolish nuclear weapons, warning that further delay is no longer permissible.
• Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged to promote dialogue among nuclear and non-nuclear states and prepare for disarmament negotiations at the April–May 2026 NPT review in New York.
• With only 99,130 survivors remaining and an average age of 86, hibakusha pledged to make Nagasaki the last atomic bombing site and emphasized passing their testimony to younger generations.
• Ahead of the main event, a peace forum convened more than 300 youth to hear survivor accounts and encourage ongoing advocacy for nuclear disarmament.