Nagasaki Memorial LIVE | PM Takaichi's CRITICAL Speech on 81st A-Bomb Anniversary | World News LIVE

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NAGASAKI, Japan — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attended the annual peace memorial ceremony in Nagasaki on August 9, 2026, marking the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing that devastated the city in the closing days of World War II. At exactly 11:02 a.m., the moment the plutonium-based 'Fat Man' bomb detonated in 1945 and claimed approximately 74,000 lives, attendees observed a solemn minute of silence. Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister and a prominent conservative hawk, delivered a crucial address under intense scrutiny. Following her speech at the Hiroshima memorial three days prior, where she omitted a clear future pledge to maintain Japan's long-standing 'Three Non-Nuclear Principles'—not possessing, not producing, and not permitting nuclear weapons—critics and regional neighbors are closely watching for signs of a strategic shift in Tokyo's defense posture. The ceremony comes as the Takaichi administration prepares to revise key national security docum

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