Aug 4, 2021
As the 76th anniversaries of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki approach, survivors of the catastrophe are pinning their hopes on Japan joining a U.N. treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons that took effect in January, seeing it as a key step in realizing their dream of a nuclear-free world.
But some experts say the goal is unrealistic for Japan as nuclear threats continue to grow in the region while an existing nonproliferation treaty is not working properly amid growing tensions between the United States and fellow nuclear superpowers Russia and China.
Terumi Tanaka, 87, a co-chairperson of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo), insists that Japan, the only country to have experienced nuclear attacks, should approve the treaty signed by 86 countries, criticizing the government for making “a foolish choice” not to join it.
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A-bomb survivors pledge to finish half completed nuke ban mission The Mainichi © The Mainichi Terumi Tanaka, a representative committee member of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo), speaks at a meeting in Tokyo s Chiyoda Ward on Jan. 22, 2021, following the effectuation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. (Mainichi/Daiki Takikawa)
While A-bomb survivors in Japan rejoiced at the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons coming into effect on Jan. 22, they have also vowed to keep fighting for the complete abolition of nuclear arms for the sake of loved ones who have already passed.
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People deflate balloons at Nagasaki Peace Park in Nagasaki in hopes that nuclear warheads will be disabled as they celebrate the enforcement of a United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons on Friday. | KYODO
Kyodo Jan 22, 2021
Survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki rejoiced as a United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons took effect Friday, hoping it will advance the cause of denuclearization, while some reiterated their disappointment with the Japanese government, which has not ratified it.