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2019年（令和元年）8月24日（土）Voices of the Attendants
Article by Ai Omae

SHUKAN NEW YORK SEIKATSU(22)

JAPAN VOICE"You should know more."
Mr. Michio Araki 80 years old“ I saw many displayed pictures
including
one showing
remainingbalustrade
shadows
caused bythermalradiation,
and anotherof a human’s nuclear shadow on thestone steps of a Sumitomo Bank. I
personally experienced the air raid inOkayama; thinking that I may havedied if I took one wrong step is horrific. This event is a great opportunity tolisten to opinions of not only theJapanese but also the foreigners. I
would like more Americans and local
Japanese people to know more about
the bombings.”

THE"Disarm all weapons."
Mr. Guillermo Silveira
60 years old“The use ofnuclear
weapons in
any fight isvery cowardly, and it
should notexist. All
countries should disarm not only
nuclear weapons but any weapons that
could do great harm. From time totime, I dream of an event where all
the leaders and religions around theworld, along with their grandchildren,releasing biodegradable balloons atonce to celebrate peace. As a musicalcomposer and an ambassador ofpeace, I would like to keep promotingworld peace. “NO MORE
NUCLER WEAPONS"Peace with origami."
Ms. Toshiko Kobayashi“I folded paper cranes for the attendees of this event, hoping that it
would givethem peace.
The atomic
bombings
should not, andcannot be forgotten.”[English Edition］

COOL JAPAN from New Yorkers’ Viewpoints

Hiroshi Takeshita recalls his boyhood at the photo exhibit.

Tetsuya Sato

Takeshi Furumoto

Heiwa Peace and Reconciliation
Foundation of New York Ltd.,
President and Founder Kenjitsu
Nakagaki, held the event 26th
Annual Interfaith Peace
Ceremony to Commemorate theHiroshima and Nagasaki AtomicBombings at Japan Society in theevening of 5th. (see article onpage 1) At 7:15 PM, the exact
moment of the Hiroshima bombing, 8:15 AM Aug. 6th Japantime, a bell for peace was rung.
This event was for Americans

Tomiko West Morimotoand Japanese who wish a world peace nomatter their religion. Rev. Dr. T. Kenjitsu
Nakagaki started this event since heretired from the New York BuddhistChurch.
H.E. Mr. Yasuhisa Kawamura,Ambassador Extraordinary andPlenipotentiary Deputy Permanent
Representative of Japan to the United
Nations, made a speech.
Hiroshima survivor Tomiko
Morimoto West shared her story andthe keynote address was presented byJonathan Granoff, President of theGlobal Security Institute. The event
featured New York based Japaneseand American musicians and artists:
Toshiko Akiyoshi, jazz pianist, andLew Tabackin, saxophonist,Brooklyn Interdenominational Choir;
Tenri Gagaku Music Society of New
York; Circle of Wind Boys & GirlsChoir; Eita, calligrapher/poet andDai, singer/guitarist; Fumiko Yamatoand Shizuno Nasu, Yamatomai
Japanese dancers and Yasunobu
Matsuo, pianist and composer.
And The Hiroshima andNagasaki A-bomb Photo Exhibition
was on display in the Japan Societyfoyer. In the event, messages from theMayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
were read by representative fromassociation of local NYC Japanese
residents who originally hail fromHiroshima and Nagasaki.
(Article and Photograph by Ryoichi
Miura/Translated by Chikako
Iwasaki)

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Advertise Here! Contact 212-213-6069 info@nyseikatsu.com"Memory of melted beer bottles. "Mr. Hiroshi Takeshita
72 years old“My mother experienced the atomic
bombing in Nagasaki, and I was born
two years later.
In third grade,I remember
digging theflower garden
oftheNagasaki CityNishizaka
Elementary School and finding
deformed beer bottles that had melted
like chocolate. One of the displayed pictures shows a little boy standing in frontof the cremation site. Looking at hisskinny body reminds me of how I grewup like that too.”"Tell the tragedy to the future."
Ms. Deborah Garcia“Being a 9/11 widow, I share feelings
with the people with many losses
caused by the bombings in Hiroshima
and Nagasaki. It is important not only toremember the tragedy but also to educate future generations about this topic.
We must also learn how to set our egos
aside, and to think about others.”"The speach was so powerful."
Ms. Marsha Silvestri“The stories that the Hibakusha shareare disturbing,yet very powerfulandmoving.
Since not a lot of
the population
knows the wholestory of the atomic bombings, I
hope that more
would become aware through thesekinds of opportunities.”

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