The anniversary coincided with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government revising the country’s defence policy to further bolster the military’s offensive capability Nagasaki has marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The anniversary coincided with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government revising the country’s defence policy to further bolster the military’s offensive capabilityS1

• Nagasaki has marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombingS2