Statement by President Obama on the day of the atomic bombing Emphasis on the importance of visiting the bombed area August 7, 16:40

Around 75 years since the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, former President Obama, who visited Hiroshima for the first time as the US president, made a statement saying, "The scale of destruction by the atomic bomb and the miracles of Hiroshima. You must stand there to understand the reconstruction," stressing the importance of visiting the site.

Former President Obama, who visited Hiroshima for the first time four years ago as the President of the United States, issued a statement on the 6th and said, "It was a great honor to be able to visit Hiroshima as President. Remembering that we continue to meet Hibakusha, who call on us to seek peace and not give up, that the miracles of science will be used in creation rather than destruction." I pointed out.

He stressed the importance of visiting the site, saying, "In order to properly understand the scale of the destruction caused by the atomic bomb and the reconstruction of the miracle of Hiroshima, we must stand at the place where the bomb fell."

And while he says that he is worried about the fact that the number of A-bomb survivors is decreasing due to the aging of the population, "I believe that their memories and models will never weather, and I am encouraged by that." He expressed his homage to the memories of the atomic bombings, which have been connected for generations.