The president observed a moment of silent in front of the cenotaph and then toured the park, accompanied by Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui. Read more
They stress that peace must be continuously protected and is not something to be taken for granted. Read more
“Atomic bombs are the ‘devil’s weapons’ that rob people of their future,” said Jiro Hamasumi, assistant secretary-general of Nihon Hidankyo. Read more
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi indicates that Tokyo’s absence from this week’s meeting is due to the treaty being incompatible with U.S. nuclear deterrence. Read more
Nihon Hidankyo held a meeting in Tokyo on Saturday to report on its reception of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize at the award ceremony in Norway in December. Read more
The mayors emphasized Washington’s key role in reining in the proliferation of nuclear weapons as “tensions continue to worsen” across the globe. Read more
The group wanted to discuss Japan’s possible participation in a U.N. conference on banning nuclear weapons but did not get the opportunity to raise it. Read more
Toshiyuki Mimaki said that Nihon Hidankyo’s receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize represented “the moment when the activities of our predecessors bore fruit.” Read more
The atomic bomb survivors urged countries to abolish the weapons resurging as a threat 80 years after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Read more
Now-deceased hibakusha spearheaded antinuclear activities while grappling with severe injuries, illnesses and the loss of their families. Read more
