Editorial

15:36 JST, August 7, 2024

Seventy-nine years have passed since the atomic bombings, and there is not much time left to hear the voices of the survivors.

How to convey the reality of the harm suffered to the international community and pass along such information to future generations is a serious issue for Japan, the only country to have experienced atomic bombings.

A ceremony was held at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima City on Aug. 6, attended by ambassadors and other representatives from 109 countries. Another memorial event will be held in Nagasaki City on Aug. 9.

The average age of atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki is over 85.

In 2012, the Hiroshima municipal government began a program to ask people who can speak about their atomic bomb experiences to serve as “witnesses.” Although nearly 50 people have acted as........

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