Russia's President Vladimir Putin has protested in the bombed areas of Hiroshima and Nagasaki about his emphasis on showing off his nuclear power in the military invasion of Ukraine.
Hiroshima "It is necessary to send a voice of protest from the A-bombed area"
In Hiroshima City, about 60 people gathered in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, in response to calls from citizens engaged in peace activities.
Participants protested Russia's military invasion of Ukraine and appealed against the use of nuclear weapons, holding papers with the words "anti-war" and "anti-nuclear" in English for about 10 minutes.
A woman in her thirties in Hiroshima, who participated with her child, said, "I heard that a Ukrainian mother ran away with her child, and I couldn't help but participate. I pray that nuclear weapons will disappear. I was talking.
Erika Yasuhiko of Hiroshima City, who called for protests, said, "I thought it was necessary to send out protests from the A-bombed areas in the face of the possibility of a nuclear war. I hope it will be transmitted. "
Nagasaki "Strongly protesting Russia with the threat of nuclear weapons"
In Nagasaki City, about 40 people gathered at the hypocenter and put up cards with the words "Protest against the threat of nuclear weapons" and "STOP THE WAR".
Then, I silently prayed at 11:02 am, the time when the atomic bomb exploded.
After this, Mitsuhiro Hayashida, a former high school student peace ambassador, said, "As a human being in the A-bombed area, I strongly protest Russia, which is threatening with nuclear weapons. Never repeat Hiroshima and Nagasaki." I did.
A-bomb survivor Fumi Takeshita, who attended the rally, said, "Russia should withdraw immediately so that those suffering in Ukraine can return to their normal lives."