Hiroshima A-bomb ceremony "enlightening" for foreign visitors

Foreign visitors attending the 80th anniversary ceremony of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima said Wednesday's event serves as a powerful reminder of the devastating consequences of nuclear war.Craig Whitehead, an Australian on his third visit to Hiroshima, attended the ceremony for the first time. He said the experience was "enlightening."While the 51-year-old remembers learning about the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in school, the focus was on the Australian and American side."It is nice to get a wider perspective of the history around what happened, but also a reminder about how clos…READ FULL ARTICLE