North Korea ballistic missile Voices of protest from atomic bomb survivors

A-bomb survivors also protested against North Korea's launch of ballistic missiles.

The Japan Hidankyo = Japan Council of Atomic and Hydrogen Bomb Victims Organizations held a representative meeting in Tokyo from the 4th, and Masakazu Yasui, Secretary General of the Gensuikyo = Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, said at the beginning, "North Korea has ballistic missiles. However, North Korea has repeatedly taken dangerous actions that create a vicious cycle of ``nuclear vs. For this reason, we must continue to work together to appeal for the abolition of nuclear weapons.”

Japan Hidankyo representative Shigemitsu Tanaka, who participated in the meeting, told NHK, "It is a truly dangerous act to continue provoking missile launches, and we would like to strongly protest. However, we will not respond to North Korea's actions with force. Doing so could escalate tensions and increase the risk of nuclear weapons being used, so I would like to see a solution that does not rely on force."

In addition, Sueichi Kido, secretary general of the Japan Hidankyo, said, "North Korea's actions are unacceptable, but I feel that the lack of 'dialogue' between countries around the world may be the cause of these actions. Internationally, there is a growing tendency to rely on force, but force will not solve anything.We must abolish force and nuclear weapons.