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At a memorial ceremony held on the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida announced that he would strive for a world free of nuclear weapons.
However, he was silent on the Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty, but the mayor of Hiroshima urged the conclusion of the Nuclear Weapons Treaty and raised a different voice.
Correspondent Kim Se-ho reports from Tokyo.
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At 8:15 in the morning, the time when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan 78 years ago, the ‘Peace Bell’ rings.
About 50,000 people who attended the memorial ceremony held a moment of silence.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who has Hiroshima as a constituency, has repeatedly emphasized that Japan will strive for a world free of nuclear weapons as the only country bombed.
We promised to abide by the three non-nuclear principles of not manufacturing, possessing or importing nuclear weapons.
[기시다 후미오 / 일본 총리 : 비핵화 3원칙을 견지하면서 유일한 피폭국으로서 핵무기 없는 세계를 실현하기 위해 끊임없이 노력하겠습니다.]
However, Kyodo News reported that Prime Minister Kishida did not make any mention of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at the event.
Japan, which enjoys the “nuclear umbrella” effect of the United States, has not signed the Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty on the grounds that it would negate its nuclear deterrence.
In the midst of this, Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui, who attended the event together, criticized the nuclear deterrence theory advocated by the leaders of the seven major countries and the G7.
[마쓰이 가즈미 / 히로시마 시장 : 세계 지도자들은 핵 억지력이 파탄하고 있는 것을 직시하고 우리를 엄중한 현실로부터 이상적인 세계로 이끌기 위한 구체적인 대책을 조속히 시작해야 하지 않겠습니까?]
At the same time, he argued that Japan should act as a bridge between nuclear and non-nuclear states and conclude a treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons as soon as possible.
The ceremony was attended by 111 countries and European representatives, the largest number ever, but Russia and Belarus, which invaded Ukraine, were not invited.
This is YTN Seho Kim from Tokyo.
Video editing: Jeong Ji-yoon
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2023-08-06 12:30:00
