Regarding the Tokyo Paralympic torch, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, announced on the 13th that it would set fire at a facility for people with intellectual disabilities where 19 people were killed five years ago. Agents and others met with city officials and requested that the facility stop firing.

Regarding the Tokyo Paralympic torch, where fires are collected from all over the country, Sagamihara City wants to show its determination to realize a symbiotic society, and 19 people were killed five years ago. We have clarified the policy of collecting fire at "Yamayurien".



On the 13th, a lawyer representing the bereaved family of Miho (19 years old at the time) who was killed in the incident, Kazuya Ono (48) who was seriously injured, and his parents met with a city official. I handed over a request to stop the fire at the facility.



In the request, Miho's bereaved family complained, "It feels strange that the fire is fired in the place where the family was sacrificed. It seems sad that the bereaved family's feelings are neglected."



In addition, Ichiya's father, Takeshi, said during the visit, "Five years after the incident, the bereaved family and family have been having a hard time. I want you to spend quietly while praying for the souls of the deceased." I was talking.



The person in charge of Sagamihara City who received the request apologized for not explaining it to the bereaved family and family before the announcement, and answered, "I would like to take the request seriously and consider how to respond."

Governor Kanagawa Kuroiwa "It is not something that is done by trampling on the feelings of the bereaved family."

Regarding the Tokyo Paralympic torch, Sagamihara City has indicated a policy of firing at "Tsukui Yamayurien", and the bereaved families of the victims are opposed to this, Governor Kuroiwa of Kanagawa Prefecture said, "Coexist in a solemn atmosphere. If it becomes a place to renew the vows for the realization of society, I think that it will lead to the idea of ​​the Paralympics. Isn't it important? "