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Memorial for the Atomic Bomb Victims of Nagasaki
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On August 9, 2014, the day that the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, this Foundation holds the Memorial for the Atomic Bomb Victims of Nagasaki.
The event is held so that the people of Hiroshima, bombed like Nagasaki, can send their condolences for the victims of the bombing of Nagasaki, and renew their pledge to achieve peace.
Memorial 2014 was held in the 1st floor lobby of the East Building of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.
Approximately fifty people attended, including atomic bomb survivors and visitors to the museum from Japan and overseas.
Firstly, Mr. Yasuyoshi Komizo, the Chairperson of this Foundation, opened the ceremony with a speech.
A live television relay of Nagasaki Peace Ceremony was then shown.
At 11:02, the time when the bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, all participants observed a minute of silence.
Mr. Yukio Yoshioka, the secretary-general of the Hiroshima Alliance of A-bomb Survivor Organizations, then gave a speech, and the ceremony concluded with a video of Ms. Sumiko Takano (A-bomb witness), who gave her testimonial of the bombing of Nagasaki.
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