Tokyo, Aug. 6 (CNA) A Taiwanese delegation led by Taiwan's representative to Japan, Lee Yi-yang (李逸洋), joined representatives from 121 countries and regions at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony on Thursday. Lee said he joined representatives from around the world in calling for a world free of nuclear weapons and the pursuit of lasting peace. He said he was paying tribute on behalf of Taiwan to those who died and their families. According to the office, the Taiwanese delegation was seated in the diplomatic corps section alongside representatives from Paraguay, the Holy See, Israel, India and Armenia. The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony is held annually on Aug. 6 to honor those who died when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city in 1945 in the closing stages of World War II.