(VOVworld) – Hiroshima’s municipal authority is wrapping up preparations for a ceremony, which will take place at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Thursday, to commemorate the 70^th anniversary of atomic bombs being dropped on the city. 

A boy walks past a huge picture showing the explosion of the atomic bombing on Hiroshima, at the Peace Memorial Museum in the Peace Memorial Park of Hiroshima, western Japan (Photo: Cobris)

Survivors, peace activists, and guests from 100 countries, including US Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, will attend the event. The Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs will hold several events this week in Hiroshima and Nagasaki to discuss ways to stop nuclear weapon proliferation.