On August 8, 1945, Michihiko Hachiya, author of Hiroshima Diary, wrote: 'Towards evening, a light, southerly wind blowing across the city wafted to us an odour suggestive of burning sardines. I wondered what could cause such a smell until somebody, noticing it too, informed me that sanitation teams were cremating the remains of people who had been killed...'
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi attends the memorial service to mark the anniversary.
