TOKYO, Aug. 9 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information:
[Provisional Translation]
Today, eighty-one years ago, a single atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki, claiming countless precious lives.In an instant, the city was reduced to ashes. The everyday lives of those who lived here came to an abrupt end, and the time they shared with their families, along with all their hopes and aspirations for the future, were taken away.Even those who survived were left to endure unbearable hardship in the years that followed.As Prime Minister of Japan, I offer my heartfelt prayers for the repose of the souls of those who lost their lives in the atomic bombing.I also extend my heartfelt sympathies to those who continu...