Nagasaki celebrates the anniversary of the atomic bombing with a solemn ceremony!

TOKYO: On Monday, Japan’s Nagasaki City commemorated the 76th anniversary of the destruction of the United States by the atomic bomb, and the mayor called on world society to build a new nuclear ban treaty.
Nagasaki was flattened by the atomic Inferno, which killed 74,000 people, three days after the nuclear bomb that struck Hiroshima.

The twin attacks took place in the nuclear age, giving Japan a dark distinction that it was the only country attacked by nuclear weapons. Survivors and a few foreign officials offered a quiet prayer at 11:02 am (Greenwich Mean Time 0202). This is the exact time when the second and last nuclear weapon used during the war was dropped.

In the second year, coronavirus restrictions significantly reduced the number of participants.
This ceremony is the first since an international treaty banning nuclear weapons came into effect last year.
“World leaders need to work to reduce nuclear weapons and build trust through dialogue, and civil society must push nuclear weapons in this direction,” said Tomihisa Taue, Mayor of Nagasaki.
The treaty has not been signed by countries possessing nuclear weapons, but activists believe it has a gradual deterrent effect. Japan has not signed the agreement, saying that the agreement is not important without the approval of the nuclear-armed nations.

The country is also in a delicate position because it is under the umbrella of the US nuclear weapons and the US military is responsible for its defense. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said, “As the only country that received the atomic bombing during the war, it is our unchanging mission to steadily advance the efforts of the international community step by step toward the realization of a world free of nuclear weapons. There is. ” At the ceremony.

On Friday, Japan celebrated 76 years after the United States dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing about 140,000 people. Barack Obama became the first incumbent US president to visit Hiroshima in 2016, but Washington has never responded to a request to apologize for the bombing.
Thomas Bach, chairman of the International Olympic Committee, visited Hiroshima in July, before the start of the Tokyo Olympics, to commemorate the start of the Olympic truce. This is a tradition that calls for stopping global conflicts to enable safe passage for athletes. However, city officials were disappointed after the IOC refused a request to remain silent at the convention to commemorate Friday’s anniversary.