The world’s first nuclear bomb attack struck the Japanese city in 1945.

In pictures: Hiroshima pays respects on 75th anniversary of bombing

Survivors, their relatives and other participants marked the 8.15am blast anniversary on Thursday with a minute of silence.

Survivors mark 75th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing

Not only is it a stark and powerful symbol of the most destructive force ever created in history, it also expresses the hope for world peace and the ultimate elimination of all nuclear weapons.

Hiroshima 75 years on: The last structure standing after the atomic bomb blast

The country’s hospital system is buckling amid warnings Covid-19 cases could skyrocket.

Japan facing catastrophe in virus fight

The new dates are exactly a year after those originally planned for 2020 in order to minimalise disruption to the sporting calendar.

New 2021 dates confirmed for Tokyo Olympic Games

In a statement following another emergency Executive Board meeting the IOC recognised the scale of the problem ahead.

Pressure grows on Japan to postpone Olympics as IOC insists decision in a month

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he has asked schools to remain closed until spring holidays begin in late March.

Schools in Japan to close for a month in bid to control spread of coronavirus

Britons evacuated from the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship have arrived at Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral.

Britons from coronavirus-hit cruise start quarantine at Wirral facility

Dozens of British nationals have been on board the Diamond Princess.

Brits to fly home as two confirmed dead from coronavirus on Japan cruise ship

The department has faced pressure to fly home the 74 Britons on the Diamond Princess.

UK couple on quarantined cruise fear they have tested positive for coronavirus

The Diamond Princess cruise ship has been docked in the port of Yokohama while authorities struggle to contain the outbreak.

Second Briton among 130 coronavirus cases on board quarantined cruise ship

Japan finds 41 more cases on a quarantined cruise ship.

Coronavirus: British man among 41 new cases on quarantined cruise ship

The couple will be confined to their cabin for 14 days.

British man quarantined after coronavirus on cruise says he may fall into coma

Most of the 3,000 passengers on the Diamond Princess have chosen to remain holed up in their staterooms.

Britons quarantined aboard 'ghost town' cruise ship amid Coronavirus fears

Shinjiro Koizumi said his wife, former newscaster Christel Takigawa, has given birth to their first child.