Sunday, August 9, 2009

長崎原爆の日(nagasaki genbaku no hi)

It's been 64 years since the atomic bomb code-named Fat manwas dropped on Nagasaki(長崎) city. It was 11:02 AM. More than 74,000 people were killed, and more than 75,000 people were injured.
There was a memorial service today. About 5,800 people attended. Among them there were representatives of 29 countries and mayors of 87 cities from the world too. At 11:02 AM they offered a silent prayer for the dead.
In Nagasaki the 7th General Conference of Mayors for Peace is being held among 148 representatives from the cities of 20 countries from Aug. 7 to 10.
The official site of Mayors for Peace is
http://www.mayorsforpeace.org/english/index.html

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