The County of Maui commemorated the 15thanniversary of its Sister City relationship and lasting friendship with the people of Fukuyama City, Hiroshima, Japan when Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen traveled there to meet with city dignitaries.
Mayor Matsui, Deputy-Mayor Takeda. Ladies and gentlemen of the media. This is my second visit to Hiroshima. It’s impossible to come to Hiroshima without feeling the weight of what happened here. And without seeing with absolute clarity the sheer absurdity of nuclear weapons. I thank Mayor Matsui and
Eugene’s memorial for the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki returned August 8. This year, its calls for denuclearization were heightened amid the Ukrainian-Russian conflict.
[NHK] United Nations Secretary-General Guterres will attend the Peace Memorial Ceremony held in Hiroshima on the 6th and appeal to world leaders to abolish nuclear weapons as soon as possible.