Vice-President NAGAHAMA attends the annual Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony

August 6, 2024

On August 6, 2024, Mr．NAGAHAMA Hiroyuki, Vice-President of the House attended the annual Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony held in the Peace Memorial Park in the City of Hiroshima.

At the ceremony, the list of the names of atomic bomb victims whose passing away was confirmed in the past year was added to the cenotaph. Vice-President NAGAHAMA, the representatives of the bereaved family members, and the atomic bomb survivors offered wreaths. Afterwards, the Peace Bell was rung at 8:15 a.m., the time when the atomic bomb was dropped, and all the participants offered a minute of the silent prayer.

After the ceremony, Vice-President NAGAHAMA visited residents in the nursing home for atomic bomb survivors “Yano Orizuru en” to comfort them.