長崎原爆記念

Recently Fuji News Network reported the following:

９日に６４回目の「原爆の日」を迎えた被爆地、長崎では、午前中、麻生首相も出席し、平和祈念式典が営まれる。長崎市の平和公園では、８日夜、平和のキャンドルに明かりがともされた。平和公園は、９日の平和祈念式典の会場となっていて、鎮魂の炎が祈りの１日の始まりを告げた。式典は午前１０時４０分から営まれ、麻生首相や核兵器保有国のロシアを含めた、過去最多となる２９カ国の駐日本大使らが参列する。長崎市の田上市長は、平和宣言でアメリカ、オバマ大統領が「核兵器のない世界を目指す」と発言したプラハ演說を支持したうえで、核保有国など１０カ国の首脳に対し、長崎訪問を呼びかけることにしている。

On the 9th, the 64th round "Atomic Bomb Explosion Memorial Day" was held at the bombed city of Nagasaki. Before noon the peace praying memorial ceremony was held with the presence of the prime minister. On the 8th evening, the Peace Garden of Nagasaki was brightened up by candle light for peace. On the 9th, the Peace Garden was the venue for the memorial ceremony to pray for peace, and to announce the commencement of day one for eternal flame praying. This ceremony was started at 10.40 am, with Prime Minister Aso, and ambassadors from a record number of 29 countries participating, including Russia. The mayor of Nagasaki made a peace declaration in support of US President Obama's declaration made at Prague that aimed at achieving a nuclear weapon-free world. The mayor also invited the 10 countries that had nuclear weapons to visit Nagasaki.

Although every year Japan is calling for a nuclear weapon-free world, it seems that some countries are still trying hard to obtain some nuclear weapons.