Following the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in January, a signing activity requesting the Japanese government to join the treaty began in Hiroshima City.

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which prohibits the use, development, and possession of nuclear weapons, came into effect in January because it met the requirements for ratification of 50 countries and regions. Some countries do not participate in the treaty.



For this reason, seven atomic bomb survivor groups in Hiroshima Prefecture, which appeal for the abolition of nuclear weapons, began signing activities in Hiroshima City on the 22nd to ask the Japanese government to join the treaty. People gathered.

When the hibakusha called out, "Your signature will help move the government," the passers-by responded.



A woman in her 70s in Hiroshima said, "I think it is impossible for Japan not to participate in the treaty."



A-bomb survivor groups are planning to carry out signature activities in various parts of the prefecture, aiming for 800,000 brushstrokes.



Acting Chairman Tomoyuki Minomaki of the Prefectural Union Association said, "I want the Japanese government to sign and ratify the treaty anyway. I really want you to cooperate in the signing activities to move the government."



In addition, Kunihiko Sakuma, chairman of another prefectural union cooperative, said, "It has been two months since the treaty came into effect, but the United Kingdom is saying that it will increase nuclear weapons. I would like the Japanese government to call for nuclear disarmament to withdraw." It was.