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| Gensuikin raps U.S. nuclear arms program at Hiroshima meet | '02/8/6 |
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HIROSHIMA, Aug. 6 Kyodo -- The Japan Congress Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (Gensuikin) ended its three-day conference in Hiroshima on Tuesday by adopting a resolution criticizing the United States for its resumption of nuclear tests and development of new weapons. The resolution also called on the Japanese government to apply the Atomic Bomb Victims Relief Law to overseas survivors and children of A-bomb survivors. About 750 people took part in the gathering and some 10 subgroups and workshops reported on what they discussed Monday. Gensuikin, backed by the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, the tiny Social Democratic Party and the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo), Japan's largest labor group, will hold another three-day conference from Wednesday in Nagasaki. The Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (Gensuikyo), aligned with the Japanese Communist Party, also concluded a three-day meeting in Hiroshima in the afternoon. Gensuikyo is schedule to hold a two-day meeting in Nagasaki on Thursday and Friday.
    
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