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Torches are lit and placed on the Motoyasu River near the Atomic Bomb Dome the day before the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The ceremony is held annually to honor the victims of the atomic bombing and pray for lasting peace. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/ZUMA Wire)
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba lays flowers at the cenotaph in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/ZUMA Wire)
Paper lanterns float on the Motoyasu River near the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on August 6, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/ZUMA Wire)
People line up to pray in front of the Peace Statue after a memorial ceremony for the victims of the atomic bombing in Nagasaki on 9 August. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/ZUMA Wire)
People take part in a torchlight procession from Urakami Cathedral to the Hypocenter Park in Nagasaki. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/ZUMA Wire)
(Right to left) Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako pray during a memorial ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II at the Nippon Budokan Hall on August 15. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/ZUMA Wire)
Antonio Guterres, SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on Africa Development at Pacifico Yokohama on August 20. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/ZUMA Wire)

Rodrigo Reyes Marin is a freelance photojournalist and videographer based in Tokyo.