August, 1999

It has been 54 years since the A-bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. What happens to a city, its people and their families, if a nuclear weapon is actually used? The most accurate report can be found in the experiences of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

August 6th and 9th of 1945 were very symbolic days in the history of the 20th century, which is often talked about as the century of conflicts among countries. However, the world has not yet been able to learn its lesson from these two events, and change the trend towards peace completely.

We would like many people to know about Hiroshima's experience in order to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons, to reduce the number of nuclear warheads and to continue international dialogue to resist wars and massacres. You will find the articles of The Chugoku Shimbun being introduced on our web site for such reasons.

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