His Majesties the Emperor and Empress met with the top of the UN disarmament department on the day of the end of the war, August 11, 19:12
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress were told about the end of the war on the 15th of this month, by UN Deputy Secretary General for Disarmament, Mr. Nakamitsu, about the approach to nuclear disarmament.
His Majesties, on the afternoon of the 11th, spent about an hour at the Akasaka Imperial Palace where he lived, and the UN Secretary-General Deputy Secretary-General Nakamitsuzumi talked about his efforts and challenges for nuclear disarmament.
In this seat, Deputy Secretary-General Nakamitsu was encouraging to learn that young people were sending information to the world online this month when he visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which have been 75 years since the atomic bomb was dropped. His Majesty said, "It's wonderful. It's important that negotiations between governments are important, but education is also important. It is important for young people to inherit the story of the bombed area."
In addition, a copy of the graduation textbook of the Gakushuin Women's Secondary School, which was written based on the experience that Aiko-san visited Hiroshima Peace Park, was handed to the Deputy Secretary-General by both Majesties.
At the end of his talk, Deputy Secretary-General Nakamitsu said, "I think that there are serious aspects to disarmament work in the midst of increasing tensions among major powers. It became energy."