Hiroshima Atomic Bomb

Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Day Appealing for the Realization of a World Without Nuclear Weapons

It has been 77 years since the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. As Russia's military invasion spreads a sense of crisis over the threat of nuclear weapons, the atomic-bombed city of Hiroshima will commemorate the victims and call for the realization of a world without nuclear weapons on the 1st.

A-bomb survivors and bereaved families visited Peace Park in Hiroshima City before dawn to offer their prayers.

A third-year high school student from Naka Ward, Hiroshima, whose great-grandmother was exposed to the atomic bomb, said, "I prayed for all the atomic bomb survivors, including my great-grandmother. Looking at the situation in Ukraine, I realized that I wanted to get rid of nuclear weapons. The leaders of each country are saying this, but I get the impression that they are not necessarily working for that.

On the 6th, the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the Peace Memorial Ceremony will be held from 8:00 a.m., including representatives of the victims and bereaved families, Prime Minister Kishida, and ambassadors from about 100 countries. To do.

This year, more than 3,500 attendee seats were set up, which is about four times as many as last year and the year before, when the scale was significantly reduced due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and in response to the incident in which Abe and former Prime Minister Abe were shot. , the security system for the ceremony will be strengthened.

At the ceremony, a list of 333,907 atomic bomb victims, including 4,978 names, including those who died or were confirmed dead in the past year, will be enshrined in the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims.

This year, as a hibakusha of Hiroshima, the name of Mr. Tadashi Tsuboi, who has been at the forefront of the movement calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons for many years, has been added along with the phrase "never give up."

At 8:15 a.m., the time the atomic bomb was dropped, all participants observe a moment of silence.

In response to Russia's military invasion of Ukraine and the threat of nuclear weapons, movements to strengthen military armaments are spreading around the world.

Against this backdrop, the first Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was held in Austria in June, and a concrete action plan for a world without nuclear weapons was presented.

Furthermore, currently, in the United States, the Review Conference of the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) is being held, and discussions are being held toward nuclear disarmament, but conflicts and divisions in the international community over nuclear weapons are deepening.

The average age of A-bomb survivors exceeded 84 this year. (84.53 years old) Every year, people who have worked hard to raise their voices to see with their own eyes the day when nuclear weapons will disappear from the world die without being able to make their wishes come true.

The question is how to inherit the memories of the atomic bombing and how to pass them on to the world and to the future.

Today, Hiroshima, the city of the atomic bombing, is surrounded by prayers for the victims of the atomic bombing. We are planning to deliver domestically and internationally.

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