42nd G7 summit held in Japan

President Barack Obama arrived in Hiroshima for historic first visit made by a sitting US president

United States President Barack Obama visited Hiroshima which was the first to be exploded with an Atom Bomb

Venue and Date:Hiroshima, Japan

Held in 27th May 2016

42nd G7 summit:

• Participated in a ceremony with several atomic bomb survivors
• Attended the two day summit of G7 leaders held at the Ise Shima National Park

Hiroshima Atom Bomb explosion:

• 1,40,000 people died after U.S. troops dropped a nuclear bomb on Aug 6, 1945

Peace Park

Built at Epicenter of the Explosion and Peace Memorial Museum with the Genbaku Dome or Atomic Bomb Dome

• The Museum is considered as a World Heritage Site
• The park kept closed virtually all day for security reasons preventing access to the general public

Previous Visits From United States:

• Democrat Jimmy Carter made a visit in 1984 as ex-president
• Republican Richard Nixon visited in 1964

Hiroshima and Nagasaki:

• US Army attacked Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945
• United States dropped a second nuclear bomb three days later on Nagasaki and killed 74000 people
• After six daysJapan surrendered to US Army by ending World War II

About Japan:

• Island nation in the Pacific Ocean
• Capital: Tokyo
• Currency: Japanese yen
• Prime minister: Shinzo Abe