Regarding the peace prayer ceremony to be held on the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki this year, Mayor Tagami of Nagasaki City will hold about 500 attendees, which is one-eighth of the average year, due to the influence of the new coronavirus. I showed the policy.
Every year on August 9, when the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, the Peace Memorial Ceremony held at the Peace Park in Nagasaki City is attended by about 4,000 people, including A-bomb survivors and bereaved families.
Last year, due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the number of attendees was reduced to about 500, which is one-eighth of that number.
Mayor Tagami of Nagasaki City announced at an extraordinary press conference held on the 28th that the ceremony will be held with only about 500 attendees, as in last year, without seating for general attendees. Shown.
On the other hand, the Prime Minister, who is invited as a guest every year, the chairpersons of both Houses of Representatives, and the ambassadors of each country, will be adjusted after confirming their intentions.
Mayor Taue said, "This is the year when the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons came into effect, and I am very disappointed because I wanted more people to participate than usual. I want to make the ceremony so that the younger generation can receive the message. "