A-bomb survivors sit in and seek ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Nagasaki

A-bomb survivors sit in and seek ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Nagasaki November 9, 15:41

Only after the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons came into effect, A-bomb survivors and others sat down at the Peace Park in Nagasaki City and asked the Japanese government to ratify the treaty asking them to take the lead in the abolition of nuclear weapons.

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which prohibits the development, possession, and use of nuclear weapons, has been ratified by 50 countries and regions and will come into effect in January next year, but nuclear-weapon states such as Japan and the United States have not ratified it.

At Peace Park in Nagasaki City, A-bomb survivors and others sit down every month in search of the abolition of nuclear weapons, and about 90 people participated in the sit-in for the first time since the treaty came into effect.

Among them, Koichi Kawano, chairman of the Nagasaki Peace Movement Center A-bomb survivor liaison council, said, "I am delighted that the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has come into effect, but on the other hand, I feel annoyed by the Japanese government. I want the Japanese government to take the lead in the abolition of nuclear weapons. "

Also, in response to the fact that the Democratic Party's former Vice President Joe Biden was elected in the US presidential election, "Mr. Biden says he will take over Mr. Obama's will. I think the United States will lead the abolition of nuclear weapons. May not disappear soon, but the world will surely change. "

A second-year high school girl who participated said, "The United States is a country with great influence, so I would like Mr. Biden to actively work toward the abolition of nuclear weapons."