Nagasaki Day

Key Facts

• Observed annually on 9 August.
• Commemorates the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945.
• 2026 marked the 81st anniversary.
• First Nagasaki Day ceremony: 9 August 1947.
• Memorial service held at Peace Statue Plaza, Nagasaki Peace Park.
• Peace Park features a 10-metre bronze Peace Statue.

UPSC Link

GS-I: World War II
GS-II: International peace
GS-III: Nuclear weapons and strategic affairs