Nagasaki, Japan (AP) – Nagasaki marks US Atomic Attack South Japanese The survivors of the city and attack 80 years ago are working to make their homeland the last place on Earth that was hit by a bomb.
Despite the pain caused by the wound, Discrimination and illness from radiationsurvivors are publicly committed to a common goal of abolishing nuclear weapons. However, these days they are worried that the world will move in the opposite direction as the anniversary is commemorated on Saturday.
(Atomic bomb dropped by the US in Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 killed about 70,000 people three days later.Hiroshima bombing He killed 140,000. Japan surrendered on August 15, 1945, ending the country, which was almost half a century of World War II and invasions across Asia.
Aging survivors And now their supporters in Nagasaki put their hopes to abolish nuclear weapons in young people, telling them that attacks are not a distant history, but a problem relating to their future.
Yokoyama Tilco, an 83-year-old member of the Nagasaki organization that supports survivors, said she feels that there is no one she worked for.
The number of survivors has decreased to 99,130, about a quarter of the original number, and the average age is over 86 years old. Survivors are worried about their memory fading.
“We must keep a record of the damages of atomic bombing in survivors and life stories,” Yokoyama said.
With the help of a new generation, her organization began digitizing the survivor’s stories for viewing on YouTube and other social media platforms.
“There are young people who are beginning to take action,” Yokoyama told The Associated Press on Friday. “So I don’t think you need to be depressed yet.”
Nagasaki held the Peace Forum on Friday, with survivors sharing their stories with more than 300 young people across the country. Seiichiro Mise, a 90-year-old survivor, said he is giving the seeds of “flowers of peace” to the younger generations, hoping to see them bloom.
At 11:02am on Saturday, at 11:02am, participants will be set to observe the moment the bell of peace rings.
Approximately 3,000 people, including representatives from 95 countries, were expected to attend an event at Shiro Shiro Suzuki and Prime Minister Nagasaki Peace Park. Ishiba Shigeru I was planning to talk.
Twin Bell Urakami Cathedralit is destroyed by bombing and rings together again for the first time. One of the bells went missing the attack, but was recovered by volunteers.
Survivors and their families began paying their respects at the park and at the nearby hypocenter park hours before the official ceremony.
Survivors are frustrated with the growing nuclear threat and support among international leaders to develop or own nuclear weapons for deterrence. They criticize the Japanese government for refusing to sign or participate. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons This is because Japan, as an American ally, needs our nuclear possession as a deterrent.
Nagasaki invited representatives of all countries to attend the ceremony on Saturday. China In particular, they notified the city that it does not exist without providing a reason.
Last year’s ceremony The absence of US ambassadors and other western envoys sparked controversy as Japanese cities refused to invite them Israel.
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Yamaguchi was reported from Tokyo.
