Hiroshima prayer of requiem continues from Hiroshima atomic bombing for 74 years, August 6 18:23

It was 74 years in 6 days after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.
The peace park in Hiroshima City and its surroundings continue to have a day of dissemination of appeals to the world without nuclear weapons, without the appearance of people offering devotional prayers.

On the 6th of 1974 after the atomic bombing, a peace memorial ceremony was held at 8:00 am in the Peace Park in Hiroshima City. In the rain, about 50,000 people including representatives from 89 countries more than last year attended. did.

At the ceremony, a list of 319,186 people who died in the past year, people who were confirmed to have died, and the names of 5068 people were added to the A-bomb memorial monument. .

Then, at 8:15 am when the atomic bomb was dropped, all the attendees gave a silence.

The world's nuclear disarmament is a historic treaty that has been one of the pillars of nuclear disarmament between the United States and Russia for more than 30 years in the face of conflict between countries with and without nuclear weapons. The international situation for the abolition of nuclear weapons is becoming increasingly severe, with the abolition of the total abolition treaty of Japan expired on the 2nd of this month.

In the Peace Declaration, Mayor Matsui of Hiroshima City said, “As the only war-bombed country, I hope that the A-bomb survivors want to sign and ratify the nuclear weapons ban treaty.” He called for a further step in the realization of a world free of nuclear weapons and demonstrating leadership.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Abe stated that “the gap between countries is expanding over nuclear disarmament,” and that he did not touch the nuclear weapons ban treaty, and tried to bridge between nuclear weapon states and non-nuclear weapon states. “I am determined to encourage the dialogue with cooperation and lead the efforts of the international community.”

In Hiroshima City on the 6th, the rain that had fallen during the ceremony rose before noon, and it was a hot day, but the peace park and its surroundings are unbroken.

In addition, many people visited the main building of the A-bomb Museum, where the contents and methods of the exhibition were reviewed in April for the first time in 28 years. It was.

A 43-year-old woman in Saeki-ku, Hiroshima, who was holding hands with a 10-year-old son in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome, said that her grandfather was an A-bomb survivor. I talked to my child about it, so I would like to tell the next generation what I have experienced so that it wo n’t weather over time. ”
In addition, the woman's son said, “I woke up to 74 years ago and I put my hands together.”

In the city of Hiroshima and the bombed area, a day continues to commemorate the victims and to send appeals to the world without nuclear weapons both in Japan and overseas.