Nagasaki Peace Prayer Ceremony of Peace
Nine days after the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, it was 74 years. In Nagasaki City, a peace prayer ceremony was held, and Mayor Tagami Tomihisa stated in the Peace Declaration that “the sole responsibility for the A-bombed states should sign and ratify the nuclear weapons ban treaty as soon as possible.” I asked them to demonstrate their leadership to spread the peace philosophy of not doing things to the world.
The ceremony held at the Peace Park in Nagasaki City was attended by approximately 5,900 people including A-bomb survivors, bereaved families, and representatives from 66 countries. The names of 3402 survivors who died in the past year were added. In addition, a list of 182,601 atomic bomb victims was paid.
The bell was ringing at 11:02 am when the atomic bomb exploded, and the people who died from the atomic bomb were silent.
Nagasaki City mayor Tagami said in a peace declaration, Kazuko Yamaguchi, an A-bomb survivor who lost his entire family due to the atomic bomb, quoted a poem that spelled the tragedy he saw at the time and should never use the atomic bomb again. Appealed to the survivors.
As the international situation towards the abolition of nuclear weapons became increasingly severe, he demanded that nuclear-owned states fulfill their obligations for nuclear disarmament, and asked the Japanese government to “prohibit nuclear weapons as soon as possible as the sole responsibility of war-bombed countries”. We should ratify and sign the treaty and demonstrate our leadership in spreading the philosophy of peace "do not war" to the world. "
On the other hand, Prime Minister Abe said that “the gap between countries' positions is expanding over nuclear disarmament,” and “to bridge between nuclear and non-nuclear weapon states in order to realize a world without nuclear weapons. "I am determined to endeavor and encourage the dialogue with the cooperation of both parties and to lead the efforts of the international community." On the other hand, he did not mention the Nuclear Weapons Convention.