In a trial over the so-called "black rain" that fell immediately after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Nagasaki City Mayor Tagami and Nagasaki Prefecture Governor Nakamura said that all the plaintiffs were recognized as atomic bomb survivors without appeal by the government. On the 2nd, we had an online meeting with the director of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and requested that those who experienced the atomic bombing in Nagasaki be promptly recognized as atomic bomb survivors.
Immediately after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, residents and others complained that they had suffered health damage due to the so-called "black rain". The Cabinet decided on a discourse by the Prime Minister, saying, "We will consider taking immediate action so that we can relieve people in similar circumstances."
In response to this, Mayor Tagami of Nagasaki City and Governor Nakamura of Nagasaki Prefecture met online with Director General of Health Bureau Tokuaki Shobayashi of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the 2nd.
In this, Mayor Tagami and Governor Nakamura requested that those who experienced the atomic bombing outside the area recognized by the government at the time of the atomic bombing in Nagasaki be promptly recognized as atomic bomb survivors.
In addition, as with Hiroshima City and Hiroshima Prefecture, we requested that Nagasaki City and Nagasaki Prefecture be added to discussions with the national government in order to revise the guidelines for A-bomb survivor certification.
In response, Director Masabayashi replied, "I would like to tell the Minister about the purpose of the request."
After the meeting, Mayor Taue told reporters, "We will take this request as an opportunity to make full-scale efforts to lead to better solutions and results."