Nagasaki Youth Delegation 2018
MITSUKI KUDO
I’ve lived in Nagasaki since 2015, because of my entering university.
I was also a member of the 4th delegation. The reason why not tocontinue as the 5th was for taking time to look back to what I’ve learned fora year, and trying to another topics. However, in the end, it was my final
choice to amass knowledge on abolishing nuclear weapons, then take action.
There are several reasons in my backgrounds. For example, my friend from America vising
Nagasaki has said positive opinion to have the nuclear weapons, I would like to write about‘ peace education ‘ as my graduation thesis so this is really similar with our theme too, moreover I
want to consider about what I can do as we are said to be the last generation for directly meeting
up with ‘ hibakusha ‘.
Hopefully, ICAN received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017, it is getting more attention and action
for abolishing nuclear weapons. For myself too, as one of a members of Nagasaki YouthDelegation, we have many chances to raise our voices for it, including at the second session of theNPT Preparatory Committee. I’m going to work hard for soaking up knowledge to the full, andshare our experience to many people.

TAMAKI SAKAI
I decided to join Nagasaki Youth Delegation because I would like to dowhat only I can do. I have been growing up with listening toHIBAKUSHA’s voice because I received Peace Education in Nagasaki.
So, I think “Take action about Peace is so important”. But, I don't knowwhat to do...
However, when I got to know “Nagasaki Youth Delegation” when I was a freshman atuniversity, I thought Nagasaki Youth Delegation is the way of action for Peace.
This is a wonderful opportunity for me to learn about current nuclear issues and to take action
about nuclear weapon abolition. These are experiences that are important and I would like to use
this opportunity for Nagasaki and in my future.
I’d like to do my best, and to take action in ways one likes.
Thank you.

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SUN MINGYUE
Hello, my name is SunMingyue, and I am a foreign student from SuZhou,
China. I am studying in University of Nagasaki and my major is Global
Communication. I have more chance to read newspapers, watch
documentaries that are related to the atomic bombs. I realized how horrible thebombs are. If the atomic bombs remain, I or We, everyone have to bear the danger from thebombs.
The peace is precious to me, so I need to do something that I can do for protecting the peacefulworld. ”Peace” and ”Nuclear weapons issue” look like so far away from us, and the governments,
the countries should take the responsibility to solve this problem, not us. But, all of us are thecivilian on the earth. So, we need to treat the issue as our issue.
Everyone should take the responsibility to protect our peaceful world. Because ”No Peace No
Life” I will try my best to protect my ”precious”! Thank you.

TAIKI NAKASHIMA
My name is Taiki Nakashima. I am a student in Nagasaki university,
School of Global Humanities Social Sciences.
I was born in Osaka but raised in Fukuoka. Actually I have had no direct
hand so far in Nagasaki, which is a bombsite . However, through learning inNagasaki Youth Delegation, I noticed that what happened 73years ago is not
only the history in Nagasaki or Hiroshima but one in the world.
We just live once and no one knows if we will be alive tomorrow or not. And ㏌ this overflowed
nuclear weapons world, who can guarantee anyone will not be damaged by nuclear weapons
hereafter?
Although some people think these activities toward disarmament and peaceful world will be invain, I also acknowledge difficulty of these activities. But I believe that our activity means a lot
some day in the future.
Let’s face the reality and make the environment to keep us safe without nuclear weapons,
working for the better world together.

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SAKI NAGAE
Hi, I’m Saki Nagae, from the school of global humanities and social
sciences of Nagasaki University.
I’ve been living here in Japan, and I’ve been having great and happy life
so far. However, one day, I got to know that there are people whosuffering and frightened by the risk of losing their lives somewhere in theworld everyday. It might be the conflicts, terrorism, or war, whichever the facts
shocked me very much, but this was the start of the international relations got in one of myinterests later.
I’m from Saga, and I hadn’t been think about the nuclear issues before I came to Nagasaki foruniversity. Living in Nagasaki, the opportunities to watch TV about Hibaku, to listen to
Hibakusha’s story, or to see the Hibaku places are absolutely increased, because it’s everywherearound me in Nagasaki. Then I thought that this is the real first-step to think about the current
nuclear issues. I don’t think it’s the story of Nagasaki or Hiroshima. It’s the story of everybody inthe world who live in the society which posses the nuclear weapons, including me and you. This iswhat I felt through the life in Nagasaki, and this is the reason that I’m doing this, to share thestory of the nuclear weapon to the world. I will try my best for my, and our future.

RENA HARADA
I am Rena Harada. I am studying in Nagasaki University, faculty of
School of Global Humanities and Social Sciences. My major isInternational Relations and International Politics. I am originally from
Kumamoto, and I had studied about the wars and conflicts before I movedto Nagasaki. Back then, I and people around me were not aware of theimportance of Peace Education and Nuclear Abolition. Since I started to live in Nagasaki,
however, I have seen many people working towards nuclear abolition. I strongly thought I can be
the one to contribute to the abolition of nuclear weapons and work with them to raise voices. So,I decided to join Nagasaki Youth Delegation. To achieve the goal of ‘A World without Nuclear
Weapons’, citizens including students like me should keep trying to study, listen, and shout forpeace. These movements of civil society connect people across the nations. And I believe that theconnections can change the world. It is important for me to tell the memory of Nagasaki, and theinhumanity and risks of nuclear weapons. A little steps will eventually lead to a big step to thenuclear free world. And I am taking my first step now!

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ATSUMI FUKUII was a member of the 5th Nagasaki Youth Delegation and attended 2017
NPT PrepCom held in Vienna last year.
Through the conference, I realized that there is huge opinion gap
between Nuclear-Weapons States and Non-Nuclear-Weapons States.
Non-Nuclear-Weapons states continue to insist that nuclear armed statesshould make progress in nuclear disarmament, but they hesitate to promote ithonestly. I believe the key is civil society to overcome current situation and make nuclear
disarmament forward. ICAN proved me this. ICAN got the Novel peace prize because of theircontribution involving delegates and world citizens to negotiate on Treaty on the Prohibition ofNuclear Weapons adopted last year. The citizens’ power and their voice has already recognizedand become non-negligible in international society.
I believe that we can share the idea of Nuclear Weapons Free World not only people in
Nagasaki and some specific people, but with all of citizens in the world.
I have a role to cooperate with people in the world, especially younger generation andcontribute to abolish nuclear weapons with them.
TAIKI MIURA(MA Environment, development and policy, university of Sussex from
September in 2018)
Hello, my name is Taiki Miura. This is the first time to join Nagasaki
Youth Delegation. I was born and raised in Nagasaki, and also I learnt how
terrible atomic bomb and the world war II are through peace education ofschools as well as my grandparents who experienced. Furthermore, I knew
differences on opinions and perspectives of other countries against the war. I havewanted not only to learn nuclear issues but also to contribute to the abolishment of nuclear
weapons if I have any chance. However, I had no idea how I should take actions for it specifically.
That is the one of reasons why I decided to do this activity. Moreover, I majored inenvironmental science in Nagasaki university. My particular study was environmental education.
I am planning to do this activity mainly focusing on the following two points. The first isrecognition, awareness and attitude of people towards nuclear weapons. The second is theinfluence on environment from nuclear weapons and nuclear experiments. Education is the mostimportant to affect the awareness and attitude of them. My plan for contribution to abolishmentof nuclear weapons in the world is to do educational activities.
What kind of activities does exist in the world for abolishing nuclear weapons ? How arepeople focusing on that conducting any activities ? What can I do for the purpose ? I will do mybest while I am learning from and interviewing various people related to the issues.