The 70th anniversary of the Nagasaki atomic bombing (29 images)

Worshippers start a torchlight procession from Urakami Cathedral for marking the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing at the Urakami Cathedral, in Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 2015. Photo by Keizo Mori

People pray for atomic bomb victims in front of the Peace Statue at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 2015. Photo by Keizo Mori

Released doves fly during the 70th memorial ceremony of the atomic bombing at Peace Park in Nagasaki, Japan on August 6, 2015. Photo by Keizo Mori

Candle lanterns are displayed at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, Japan, on August 8, 2015. A U.S. Superfortress B-29 dropped the second nuclear bomb, a plutonium bomb called "Fat Man', on Nagasaki the morning of August 9, 1945, killing 75,000 people instantly or within six months. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI