Nagasaki invites ‘all countries’ to memorial marking A-bomb anniversary

The Nagasaki Peace Statue at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, western Japan (Eugene Hoshiko/AP)

The mayor of Nagasaki on Thursday announced that the city will invite representatives “of all countries” and regions to the peace memorial marking the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city.

The invitation to the 157 countries and regions that have diplomatic missions in Japan will include Russia, Belarus and Israel, who were excluded last year.