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Today is the 75th anniversary of the A-bomb attack on Hiroshima.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n
Taue, who spoke before Abe, disagreed, saying: \u201cAmong the nuclear-weapon states and countries under the nuclear umbrella, there have been voices stating that it is too early for such a treaty. That is not so. Nuclear arms reductions are far too late in coming.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While Tokyo renounces its own possession, production or hosting of nuclear weapons, as a U.S. ally Japan hosts 50,000 American troops and is protected by the U.S. nuclear umbrella. The post-WWII security arrangement complicates the push to get Japan to sign the treaty as it beefs up its own military to deal with threats from North Korea and China, among others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
An aging group of survivors have expressed a growing sense of urgency to tell their stories, in hopes of reaching younger generations to continue their effort toward establishing a nuclear-free world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“There is not much time left for us survivors,” said Shigemi Fukabori, 89. He was a 14-year-old student mobilized to work at a shipyard when Nagasaki was bombed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m determined to keep telling my story so that Nagasaki will be the last place on Earth to have suffered an atomic attack.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fukabori, who almost instantly lost four siblings, said he never forgets the pile of charred bodies, bombed-out street cars and the badly injured desperately asking for help and water as he rushed back to his house in the back of the Urakami Cathedral, which was also nearly destroyed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t want anyone else to have to go through this,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNagasaki bears a responsibility as a witness of catastrophic results the nuclear weapon caused to humanity and environment,\u201d Fukabori said in his speech at the ceremony, representing the Nagasaki survivors. \u201cI hope as many people as possible to join us, especially the young generations to inherit our baton of peace and keep running.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many peace events, including survivors\u2019 talks leading up to the anniversary, were canceled because of the coronavirus, but some survivors have teamed up with students and pacifist groups to speak at online events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n