May２０１１（semiannual）

Vol.１ No.６６

The 2020 Vision Campaign Updateby Steven Leeper
Chairman of this Foundation
I write with a heavy heart. The Tohoku disaster is still beyond ourcomprehension. The victims are still in shock. Help is pouring infrom around Japan and around the world, but hundreds ofthousands remain homeless, hungry, cold and grieving.
Meanwhile, as of March 30, the accident at the Fukushima
power plant is still getting worse. The headline in the Japan
Times today (March 30) is: "Radioactive water keeps workers
out." My understanding is that if the workers really cannot get in
there to pour water on the rods, we could see full meltdowns andeven explosions. I am praying that by the time you are reading
this, the reactors will be under control, but whatever happens, we
arrogant human beings have been reminded once more that thepower of nature is no joke. Its laws must be obeyed. Now, back tonuclear weapons, another manifestation of human arrogance thatmust be corrected.
"Whatever happened to the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol?" This
question still follows me wherever I go. So let me tell once again
the story of the Protocol and bring you up to date on the
campaign that has replaced it.
First, please remember that the Protocol was launched in April
2008, during the Bush administration. Do you remember US
Ambassador John Bolton and the Bush administration? Doesanyone think there was a chance that they would have allowed
adoption of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol? The Protocol was
not created to be adopted. It was created to intensify andstrengthen the 2020 Vision Campaign by spelling out clearly what
can and should be done to achieve our Vision. In this effort, theProtocol was a great success.
Please remember as well that Barack Obama changed
everything by becoming president of the US and making a certain
speech in Prague. During the NPT PrepCom in May 2009, one
country after the next rose to quote some part of that Prague
speech and declare its own commitment to a nuclear-weapon-freeworld. At that point, many diplomats and many in the NGO
community felt that, rather than pushing for a Protocol to the
NPT, we should start pushing directly for a nuclear weapons
convention (NWC), that is, an outright ban on nuclear weapons.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (third from left) toured
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum with Hiroshima Mayor
Tadatoshi Akiba (left) and the Chairman of this Foundation, Steven
Leeper (second from right). (Aug. 6,2010)

Mayors for Peace rejoiced in the new positive disarmament
climate, but we still felt the Protocol had work to do. It was an
excellent tool for obtaining grassroots attention and, therefore,
applying pressure on governments. Thanks to the Protocol, theYes! Campaign and Peace Caravan helped enormously to bringthe issue of nuclear weapons to a sleeping public. In the end, theProtocol was not adopted, but the campaign did generateconsiderable pressure. Over 60% of all Japanese municipalities
formally signed their support of the Protocol. Nearly 20,000
books about the Protocol were sold, and the Japanese government
mentioned the Protocol on the floor during the May 2010 Review
Conference.
Well over 2000 Japanese went to New York for that Review
Conference, helping to stimulate and fund an important NGO
conference, rally and march. The RevCon itself witnessed an
intense struggle between the nuclear-weapon-reliant states and therest of the world. Against significant odds, a Final Document was1adopted, and it is widely viewed as progress toward abolition.
The overall result of the Conference is seen as positive. Here in
Hiroshima, we believe that Mayors for Peace and the HiroshimaNagasaki Protocol played important roles in that success.

meetings. However, the strongest movement thus far is being led
by Uruguay.
Uruguay has held two meetings in New York, with a thirdscheduled for next month. The purpose of these meetings is toplan a special ministerial-level disarmament conference that mostof the countries involved are hoping will grow into a treaty
process. The first meeting held January 18 drew 13 countries.
The second meeting on March 24 drew 22 countries.
These meetings and the other efforts by Norway and Canada
are all part of behind-the-scenes preparations for a strong,unified, global campaign. I am confident that you will see theemergence of this campaign sometime in 2011. When it does
emerge, I hope you will give it your attention, your support, yourtime and your money. All of us will have to do whatever we canto make this campaign go global and viral. To succeed, it will
have to be huge. To be huge, it will have to have support fromworld leaders, national and international officials, local
government officials, celebrities, businessmen and women,
professionals and workers in all walks of life, students, andchildren everywhere. To obtain this level of support, it will haveto involve art, film, music, comedy, peace walks, education andunusual feats of strength (like pogo sticking up Mt. Fuji).
Therefore, I ask you here and now. Please organize art shows,film showings, concerts, comedy nights, lectures, symposia,
attempts to enter the Guinness Book of World Records, andanything else you can think of to bring the issue of nuclear
weapons to public awareness. Of course, my preference is that
all of these events should financially benefit the 2020 Vision
Campaign, but the important thing is to make a joyful noise. The
choice is ours. Do we want a nuclear-weapon-free world or do
we want to be blown off this planet? I very much hope that theupcoming campaign will convince our leaders that the people ofthis planet intend to liberate ourselves from the nuclear threat. I
also hope it will prove to one and all that a nuclear-weapon-freeworld will be more fun.

On the other hand, the Review Conference revealed the true
intent of the nuclear-weapon-reliant states. Despite renewedpromises to seek a nuclear-weapon-free world, they were
obviously determined to continue with business as usual. They
rejected every effort to stipulate when or how or where
disarmament negotiations should begin. After promising tonegotiate for a nuclear-weapon-free world for the past 42 years,
they showed that they still have no intention of actually sitting
down to talk. At a time when bold, positive steps towardabolition were required, the nuclear-weapon states said, "No, welike the world the way it is."Fortunately, this infuriating performance by the nuclear-weapon
states has inspired a new movement. This movement first
appeared in Hiroshima in July. Senator Douglas Roche, in his
keynote address to the Hiroshima Conference for the Abolitionof Nuclear Weapons by 2020, started off by saying, "The time
has come." That is, the time has come for a NWC. The time hascome to ban nuclear weapons.
Senator Roche's speech marked a significant shift in strategy
for the disarmament community. Until 2010, most countries andeven NGOs opposed the idea of a NWC. They saw no meaning
in a convention the nuclear-weapon states refused to sign. Now,
however, we are all completely united in calling for the start ofnegotiations toward a treaty that will specifically and overtly
outlaw nuclear weapons.
A NWC even without the nuclear-weapon states will be usefulin several ways. First, it will establish a global norm. The world
will declare its belief that nuclear weapons are bad. From thatpoint on, nations that have them will be rogues, outside theinternational consensus.
Second, it will become crystal clear who is working toward a
nuclear-weapon-free world and who is not. This clarity will
make it easier to apply political, social and even economic
pressure on the rogues.
Third, by taking a strong step toward a nuclear-weapon-freeworld, the international community will create a political climatethat make all nuclear-weapons activity more difficult. Once thetreaty is in place, we hope the new norm and new control
systems will make it significantly more difficult to acquire,develop, deploy or use nuclear weapons.
Fourth, a high-profile global campaign to ban nuclear weapons
will grab the attention of the general public. Because large
majorities in all countries would prefer to live in a nuclearweapon-free world, we believe that just getting the nuclear threat
into the news night after night for two or three years will
generate pressure on politicians in those countries to support theban.

With the principal (left) and students of Kanon junior high school

Profile─────────────────────────Steven Leeper
Born in the U.S. in 1947; obtained a Master's Degree in clinicalpsychology from West Georgia University in the U.S. Worked as
English instructor at Hiroshima YMCA. Co-President ofTransnet Ltd., a consulting, translation and interpretation
business, Overseas Liaison Advisor for Moltem Corporation,
U.S. Representative for Mayors for Peace, and Expert Advisor orthis Foundation. Took Office as chairman of this Foundation on
April 23, 2007.

So the disarmament community has decided to pursue a NWC
that will clearly outlaw the possession and use of nuclear
weapons. However, Mayors for Peace cannot make this happen.
It will have to be done by countries. Fortunately, a number ofcountries are stepping forward to begin the process. Norway, forexample, has provided funds for offices of ICAN (International
Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) in Geneva and Oslo.
Canada, too, has expressed a willingness to begin hosting2

2010 World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates

Hiroshima Mayor Akiba making a welcome speech at the
opening session

Participants in a discussion session

sessions, and on November 14 the Peace Appeal was presented
in Peace Memorial Park.
During the Peace Appeal on the last day, the Peace Summit
Award was presented to the Italian soccer player Roberto
Baggio,who has been promoting actions towards world peace withgreat enthusiasm. Alongside Mr. Baggio, the Japan
Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations,representing atomic bomb survivors who have devoted theirlives to communicating the terror of atomic weapons to all
humanity, was presented with the Peace Summit Special
Award, a tribute to their dedication and courage.
As a summary of the summit, the Hiroshima Declaration on
the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons was announced,
incorporating six specific recommendations, including steps
leading to a universal treaty to abolish nuclear weapons. It was
decided to establish a Nobel Peace Laureates Action
Committee, to lead a concrete actions to abolish nuclear
weapons. At the end of the Peace Appeal, Co-President
Veltroni used Japanese to close the World Summit with thetwo words "Arigato
Arigato Hiroshima",
Hiroshima ending it on a very
successful note.

First Time Summit Held Outside of Europe
The 2010 World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates was heldfrom November 12 to 14 last year in Hiroshima City, which
was marking the 65th year since the atomic bombing. The
World Summit brings Nobel peace laureates together andorganizes discussions on peace. The theme of this summit was,'The Legacy of Hiroshima: A World without Nuclear
Weapons', and this was the first World Summit held outside ofEurope.
To support the success of the Summit and develop awelcoming feeling in the local community, Hiroshima City
worked with Hiroshima Prefecture, the Hiroshima Chamber ofCommerce and Industry, and the UNITAR (United Nations
Institute for Training and Research) Hiroshima Office, toestablish a Supporting Council for the 2010 World Summit ofNobel Peace Laureates. The Council maintained close contact
with the Permanent Secretariat for the World Summit of Nobel
Peace Laureates, which organizes the event, and set up thevenue as well as providing the simultaneous interpreting
required for the event.

Participation by Citizens and Young People
The World Summit drew approximately 2,550 people to thesessions, and approximately 7,000 people to the Peace Appeal,bringing the total number of citizens in attendance to around
10,000 people. Through the discussions at the sessions, theparticipants were provided with the wonderful opportunity of
direct contact with the wisdom of the Nobel Peace laureates.
Dynamic actions by the young people who will bear
responsibility for the future were also prominent at thesummit. Over 200 student volunteers participated in theoperation of the summit, helping with reception, interpretingand many events. There were also around 400 students fromall over Japan who participated in the sessions, listening todiscussions among people who represent the wisdom of theworld and actively asking questions on peace issues.
The opening session on November 12 featured a chorus andwelcome greeting by around 130 children from Hiroshima
Municipal Noborichou Elementary School. Students from
Hiroshima Municipal Technical High School presented gold
paper cranes to the Nobel peace laureates. On November 14,

Nobel laureates visiting the Cenotaph for the A-Bomb Victims

In attendance at the summit were six Nobel peace laureates,
including Frederik De Klerk, former President of the Republicof South Africa, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as well as
representatives of 13 laureate organizations including theUnited Nations (UN) and the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA). November 12 to 13 offered on six separate3the Peace Appeal was held in Peace Memorial Park. The
students of Hiroshima Municipal Funairi High School gave awind instrument performance when the Nobel laureatesentered and left the venue. In this way, young people created awarm atmosphere.

Conveying the "Spirit of Hiroshima"
to Junior Diplomats from Around the World
A group of participants from 25 national governments in the
UN Programme of Fellowship on Disarmament visited
Hiroshima City from September 25 (Sat) to September 26(Sun) last year. The programme aims to train DisarmamentSpecialists and the participants learned about the reality of theatomic bombing and the "Spirit of Hiroshima" throughobservation tours and seminars. The Programme is a training
project that has been implemented by the United Nations since1979. Visits to Hiroshima have been made every year since
1983, and this year marks the 28 th visit, with over 700
participants visiting Hiroshima to date.
On the afternoon of September 25th, the group arrived in
Hiroshima and first visited Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Museum, where they listened to an explanation by Ms.
Mayumi Yamane, Deputy Director of Hiroshima Peace
Memorial Museum (Outreach Division), and took a tour of theMuseum.

Presentation of the Peace Summit Special Award to Japan
Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organization

M essage to th e W o rld
The World Summit brought Nobel peace laureates to
Hiroshima, the site of the atomic bombing, to discuss actions
to achieve the abolition of nuclear weapons. The summit
became a high-profile event covered by 304 journalists from
56 foreign media organizations. It was reported in many
newspapers during the event, and Japanese television stations
devoted a total of over 3 hours 20 minutes to coverage of theevent. NHK and TV Tokyo aired special programs on thesummit. The event was also reported throughout the world byglobal media such as the BBC in the UK, CNN in the US,
German national television and AFP in France, making thisyear's summit a great opportunity to communicate informationfrom Hiroshima to the world.
The Hiroshima Declaration on the Abolition of Nuclear
Weapons announced at the summit was similar in content anddirection to the Hiroshima Appeal adopted at the Hiroshima
Conference for the Total Abolition of nuclear Weapons by
2020 held in July last year. The actions of the Nobel laureateswill generate great synergies with the initiatives of Hiroshima,
Nagasaki, and Mayors for Peace, and are expected to further
build international momentum for the abolition of nuclear
weapons.

The Fellows, as they listen to the a-bomb testimony

Participants listened to the atomic bomb testimony of Mr.
Akihiro Takahashi, the former Director of Hiroshima Peace
Memorial Museum, who has been designated by the Foreign
Ministry as a Special Communicator for a World without
Nuclear Weapons. This position was proposed by Prime
Minister Naoto Kan at the Peace Ceremony on August 6, 2010,
for the purpose of passing on to the international community as
well as future generations the experience of Hibakusha
concerning the real consequence of the use of nuclear weapons.
Mr. Takahashi is the first person to receive this designation.
On the following day, the group toured the epicenter, ABomb Dome, Children's Peace Monument, and Hiroshima
National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims.
They offered flowers at the Cenotaph for the A-Bomb Victims,
listened to an explanation of Mayors for Peace by Mr. Manabu
Iwasaki, the Director responsible for Mayors for Peace, andviewed the film "HIROSHIMA: A Mother's Prayer". It was avery full training program in Hiroshima.
The participants commented, "Through my visit to Hiroshima I
learned about the damage from nuclear weapons. I want tocommunicate the messages from the atomic bomb victims",
and, "Mayors for Peace is a great initiative, and should bespread throughout the world".

Presentation of the Peace Summit Award to Roberto Baggio(Peace Promotion Division, the City of Hiroshima)(Peace and International Solidarity Promotion Division)4

Mayors for Peace activities, and also encouraged the leadership ofthe nations of Latin America, to implement a nuclear weapons
convention in 2015 and the abolition of nuclear weapons by 2020.

Visiting the Argentine Republic
From October 10 (Sun) to 20 (Wed) last year, Hiroshima City
Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba visited Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata inArgentine. During his visit, he attended events related to the Latin
American Municipalism Week, as well as the AFS World Peace
Forum held by AFS, a non-governmental and non-profit
organization of international education and exchange.

(Peace and International Solidarity Promotion Division)

Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Course
at DePaul University - 3rd Study Tour
Hiroshima City and Nagasaki City have systematically organizedpopular academic study of peace, especially the message of
Hibakusha: "No one else should ever suffer what we did". To
pass on this message to younger generations as a field of
academic study, both cities have been jointly working to establish
the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Course in universities
throughout the world.
From December 6 (Mon) to December 11 (Sat) last year, agroup of 22 students from DePaul University in the United States
took the third study tour to Hiroshima. This followed similar tours
in 2005 and 2007. The course is part of the Short-Term Study
Abroad Program in the university. Through the visit to the Abombed city Hiroshima, students experience both old and newJapanese culture and learn about peace issues.
During their time in Hiroshima, the students took tours of thePeace Memorial Museum and Hiroshima National Peace
Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims, listened to arecitation of poetry about the bombing, and heard the testimonies
of A-bomb survivors, Ms. Shigeko Sasamori and Mr. Shuntaro
Hida. They also held a discussion with researchers from theHiroshima Peace Institute and did some fieldwork in Peace
Memorial Park. Through these peace studies, they deepened theirunderstanding of the reality of the atomic bombing.
On December 7 (Tues), the group visited Mayor Akiba. The
Mayor encouraged them, saying, "Students like yourselves
studying here in Hiroshima is a task of great importance forcreating a peaceful world, and in particular for achieving theabolition of nuclear weapons. I am sure that you will make use ofwhat you have learned during your visit and make important
contributions for the 21st century". The students asked the Mayor
why he decided to tackle peace issues and the abolition of nuclear
weapons. They also asked about the activities and achievementsof Mayors for Peace. They listened intently to the Mayor's
explanations.

O ctober 12 (T ues)
Mayor Akiba attended the opening ceremony of the Government
and Public Services 2010 Exhibition of Latin American
Municipalism Week and in his keynote speech, stated that now
was the time to achieve the abolition of nuclear weapons.
O ctober 13 (Wed)Mayor Akiba visited thepresidential palace, where
he met with Mr. Anibal
Domingo Fernandez, Chiefof Cabinet, Mr. Hector
Timerman, Minister of
Foreign Relations, and Dr.
A signing ceremony
Oscar Parrilli, Secretary
General of the Presidential Office of Argentina. Mayor Akiba
made a request for support to increase the number of Mayors for
Peace membership cities and to achieve the abolition of nuclear
weapons.
During this visit, Mayor Akiba, as president of Mayors for
Peace, signed documents confirming the cooperative relationshipwith the Federation of Latin American Cities and theMunicipalities and Association of Local
Governments and Federation of Municipalities of Argentina.
O ctober 14 (T hu)
Mayor Akiba met with Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri, andasked for support for the activities of Mayors for Peace.
The Mayor then met with Mr. Pedro Morobiui, Director Generalof Culture, the Honorable Senate of the Argentine Nation, andSenator Daniele Filmus, former Minister for National Education,
and asked for their cooperation for the special conference on
nuclear disarmament, to be held next year.
October 15 (F ri)
After discussion with junior and senior high school students at aschool of modern languages in Buenos Aires, the Mayor visited aposter exhibition related to Sadako Sasaki, the model of theChildren's Peace Monument, held at Fundacion Sadako, an
organization established by Ms. Tomoko Aikawa (a Hiroshima
native), who has lived in Argentina for nineteen years.
O ctober 16 (Sat)The Mayor attended the Forum of Latin American Local
Governments, held in Mar del Plata, and gave a speech in which
he requested that the whole world works together to abolishnuclear weapons.
O ctober 18 (M on)
Mayor Akiba attended the AFS World Peace Forum, held in
Buenos Aires. He asked for understanding and support forTour of Peace Memorial Park

(Peace and International Solidarity Promotion Division)
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will be abolished, and their very existence will beforgotten. Next year will be the last chance toparticipate in this competition. I want to try hard so that
I can come here again".
The names and the drawings of those who won the
Excellence and Distinction Awards, and the names of
those who won the Award of Merit, can be viewed in the'Kid's Peace Station' section of the Hiroshima Peace
Memorial Museum web site:
http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/

25th Children's Peace Drawings Competition:
Many Wonderful Entries Submitted
On December 18(Sat), 2010, theawards ceremony for
the Children's Peace
Drawing
Competition was held inMemorial Hall at
Hiroshima
Peace
Schools
Memorial Museum. Excellence Award (Elementary
division): Chiemi Higuchi, 4th year,Thisc o m p e t i t i o n Hiroshima Municipal Bairin Elementary School
started in 1986, withthe aim of raising children's awareness of peace, andlast marked the 25th time it has been held. A total of
5,936 drawings were sent in: 4,349 works from 132
elementary and junior high schools in the Hiroshima
City area, and 1,587 works from eight other countries(Canada, China, Korea, Russia, America, Australia,
France and India).
The awards ceremony wasattended by 34 of those who
won Excellence and Distinction Awards, and the winners
received an award certificate
and a commemorative plaque.
After the awards ceremony,a tape-cutting ceremony forthe opening of the exhibition
was held in Exhibition Room
5, of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, by those who
Excellence Award (Junior won Excellence Awards. The
High Schools division):continued until
Chihiro Fukunaga, 2nd year, exhibition
Hiroshima Municipal Tomo January 31 (Mon) , 2011. On
Junior High School
display were three drawings
that won the Excellence Award, 39 drawings that won
the Distinction Award, and 120 drawings that won theAward of Merit, making a total of 162 works on display.
Chiemi Higuchi, a fourth-year student at Hiroshima
Municipal Bairin Elementary School, who won the
Excellence Award in the Elementary School division forher drawing of children with folded paper cranes, said,"I'm very happy that I won the Excellence Award. I
drew the picture because I hope that we can build apeaceful world by showing to the people of the world
paper cranes with our smiling faces". In the Junior HighSchool division, Chihiro Fukunaga, a second-year
student at Hiroshima Municipal Tomo Junior HighSchool, won the
Excellence Awardin the Junior HighSchools division
for her drawing ofrusting
nuclearweapons
inaforest. She said "Idrew this with theExcellence Award (Overseas division):hope that one day Kim Yeonwoo, Daegu Siji Elementary
nuclear weapons School (Korea)(Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Outreach Division)"Sister and Friendship City Days"
Commemorative Events for Citizens
to Deepen Experience Other Cultures
Hiroshima City has signed sister and friendship city
agreements with six overseas cities. In 2001, the city
established a "Sister and Friendship City Day" for eachof these cities, with commemorative events to develop agreater affinity with these cities among Hiroshima
citizens and also to further their understanding. From
2003, this project was given to this Foundation by
Hiroshima City. Each of the events has been emceed by"Hiroshima Messengers".
D a e gu D a y
Th e
co mm em orative event washeld from May 3(Mon, public holiday), 2010, to
May 5 (Wed, public holiday), 2010,at the Hiroshima
Flower Festival
Commemorative photo wearing Korean
venue. Organizer:
clothes2010 Daegu Day
Executive Committee.
On May 3, the opening ceremony was held, and thiswas followed by a taiko drum performance and a
traditional Korean dance performance by HATA, an arts
group from Daegu Metropolitan City. There was also adrum performance by Taiko-Honpo KABURAYA, awadaiko drum group from Hiroshima City, and a joint
performance by the two groups, which greatly excitedthe audience.
Over the three days, "Daegu Korea Madan (Square)"was set up, to promote goods and tourism for Daegu
Metropolitan
City.
Participants
could
take
commemorative photographs wearing Korean clothes,
information was provided on the Korean Proficiency
Test, and home-style cooking from Korea, which is
popular every year, was on sale. Exchange students from
Korea and Hiroshima citizens had fun interacting witheach other. There was also a performance of the large
drum given to Hiroshima City by Daegu Metropolitan
City. With a total of 8,130 visitors, the event was agreat success.
6and approximately 300 people attended the event, gaining agreater understanding of Russia and Volgograd.

H anover D ay
The commemorative event was held on May 23 (Sun), 2010, at
Hiroshima City International House. Organizer: 2010 Hanover
Day Executive Committee.
The event included the Ueda Soko-style Japanese tea
ceremony
experience, baumkuchen cake making in the original German
way, a demonstration of sausage-making and taste-testing, as
well as Luettje Lagen (different liquor is served in two glasses,
which are then drunk in one gulp). At the German music
concert, professional musicians gave a wonderful performance,
which was followed by the audience singing (in German) thesong Heidenroslein: Rose on the Heath.
The event also
included a display introducing Hanover and Germany, paper
crafting of Hanover trains, and a display and reading ofGerman picture books, which was very popular with thechildren.
Through the varied program, visitors gained a deeper
understanding, in a fun way, of Hanover and Germany.

C hongqing D ay
This commemorative event
was held at Hiroshima City
International House on
October 17 (Sun), 2010.
Organizer:
2010
Chongqing Day Executive
Committee
First, participants tasted Concert by Mr. Zhao Rongchun(Chongqing Day commemorative event)two varieties of Chinese
tea. They then enjoyed the delicious flavors of two types ofdim sum, which use tea leaves: tea eggs and tea cake, as well
as tasting Sichuan-style roast pork. This was followed by aneasy-to-understand introduction by the Coordinator forInternational Relations from Chongqing City, describing thelifestyle of the people of Chongqing, including the city
landscape and typical food eaten.
The memorial concert started with a koto performance by Ms.
Shi Shan, a native of Chongqing and an exchange student at
Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University. There was then ademonstration of the Chinese martial arts tai chi chuan and 32
shi tai ji jian by the members of the Hiroshima Branch of JapanChina Friendship Association. Visitors were all able to try tai chi
chuan. A concert was given by Mr. Zhao Rongchun, a Chinese
two-string fiddle (erhu) performer who lives in Hiroshima. The
concert ended with everyone singing in Japanese and Chinese
Furusato (hometown), accompanied by Mr. Zhao. There was alsoa display of goods and books from Chongqing. Approximately
300 visitors enjoyed themselves while gaining a greater
understanding of Chongqing City and China.

M ontreal D ay
The commemorative event was held on July 25 (Sun), 2010, at
Hiroshima City International House. Organizer: 2010 Montreal
Day Executive Committee.
The event started with taste-testing of Canadian beef, Boston
lettuce and poutine (a traditional dish from Quebec), which
visitors could enjoy together with maple coffee. Next were
presentations by exchange students from Montreal City,
followed by an introductory film of ZED, a work of Cirque duSoleil. The event ended with a concert by Midi-Elephant, a Celt
folk music band of Canadians living in Japan.
The event also included a display of goods from Canada anditems commemorating the 10th anniversary of the sister city
relationship with Montreal, as well as distribution of the special
Montreal Day issue of the information magazine,
CocoMontreal.
Visitors enjoyed themselves at the event and gained a greater
understanding of Montreal and Canada.

H onolulu D ay
On November 6 (Sat),2010, the Honolulu Hula
Party was held at theunderground event spaceat the South Exit ofHiroshima Station, as acommemorative event for
Performance by Hawaiian band and hula group
Honolulu Day. Organizer: (Honolulu Day commemorative event)2010 Honolulu Day
Executive Committee.
The event began with a performance of kahiko, a classic huladance, and the opening ceremony. This was followed by an
explanation of Honolulu's history, food culture, tourist spots
and more by four people: Hiroshima Messengers, the American
Coordinator for International Relations, and former language
instruction assistants. Next was a full-scale stage performanceby three Hawaiian bands and a hula team, and the venue wasfilled with an exotic Hawaiian atmosphere. Between songs, aquiz, with Hawaiian goods as prizes, really excited theaudience. In the end,
the audience danced together with the performers, ending theevent with a chorus of "Hawaii Aloha".
The venue displaied and sold Hawaiian goods and helped
visitors to make their own ribbon leis. Approximately 500
citizens deepened their understandings of America andHonolulu City.

Volgograd D ay
On September 12 (Sun),2010, this commemorative
event was held at H i r o shima City International
House. Organizer: 2010
Volgograd Day Executive
Committee.
Chorus of Russian folk song Troika
The visitors first viewed (Volgograd Day commemorative event)photos in the display
corner, of exchange activities with the citizens of Volgograd
and of the city itself, after which they enjoyed taste-testing ofpiroshki and borscht, as well as Georgian wine and Russiantea. Following on from the ceremony were a quiz and gameswith exchange students from Russia and presentations bychildren who had participated in home stays.
A concert featured a piano performance and chorus, anensemble of various instruments, and a marimba percussion
ensemble group. The three groups performed mainly Russianmusic. This was followed by a chorus of the Russian folk song
Troika (triplet) bringing audience and performers together asone.
The event included a Russian cooking class the day before,
7You Act. The World Changes:
Day of International Cooperation and Exchange 2010
Twenty-seven events were held at International ConferenceCenter Hiroshima, the East Building of Hiroshima Peace
Memorial Museum and other venues on November 14 (Sun)2010.
This year marked the 11th Day of International Cooperation andExchange. A total of 6,800 people learned more about
international exchange and cooperation.

There were also many visitors and a lively atmosphere at the
Craft Art Bazaar, which had a very strong international flavor.
The proceeds went towards international cooperation activities ofvarious organizations.
☆Introduction of Activities
Civic organizations, universities, companies and otherorganizations set up booths and introduced their respective
international exchange and cooperation activities. An adjoining
consultation corner was also set up for consultations on
establishing NPOs and NGO activities.

☆"C hikyu no Stage"- Special Version-☆Introduction of T raditional J apanese C ulture
Workshops were held to experience traditional Japanese culture,such as dressing in kimono, tea ceremony, ikebana flower
arrangement, and hand-drawn yuzen dyeing. Non-Japanesevisitors had the opportunity to experience Japanese culture, andJapanese visitors could reacquaint themselves with their own
traditional culture.
☆F amily F un
A quiz rally was held, where participants could win presents bygoing around the event venue and answering questions. There wasa section where participants could learn about other cultures byplaying with clay, and also an introduction of games from aroundthe world. The event was for families to enjoy themselves.
Chikyu no Stage - Special Version☆T hinking about the Environment
Visitors learned about the global environment by listening to alecture on environmental issues relating to the Galapagos Islands,a World Heritage Site. They could also conduct field work in
Peace Memorial Park. As an environmental protection measure,reusable containers were used at the food stalls.

Mr. Norihiko Kuwayama, a psychiatrist based in Yamagata who
is involved in providing international medical aid abroad, played
the role of guide. He used live performance and enlarged images
to describe various incidents happening around the world. The
audience was deeply moved in a way that they would notexperience at a regular lecture.
In the "Musical Part" of the program, which was performed forthe first time in Hiroshima, Mr. Kuwayama appeared on stage andconducted while conversing with people overseas shown on ascreen. The audience could experience the tense situations at theoverseas locations.
In the "Hiroshima Part" of the program, the audience was madeto think about the importance of peace education. This wasachieved by showing atomic bomb witnesses speaking about theirexperiences, and the activities of junior high school students
learning about peace in order to eradicate bullying, "learn frompast wars and rebuild our school".
In the "Palestine Part" of the program, the audience was moved
by an episode in the Gaza Strip in June of last year. Palestinianchildren were emotionally scarred by repeated air attacks made by
the Israel military. They interacted with Mr. Kuwayama, who is
involved in activities to heal their emotional wounds.
The event ended with an active discussion involving many
participants, demonstrating the high level of interest ininternational exchange and cooperation.

☆T oward M ulti-C ultural C o-existenceThis event was held with the aim of achieving a harmonious
relationship of co-existence with non-Japanese residents. It
included a discussion of various issues faced by non-Japanese
residents of Japan, with a lecture on the theme of multi-cultural
co-existence. Free consultations for non-Japanese participants
were offered.
In addition to
the above activities, various
other events
were
held,
including an
English debate,a discussion
between young
people fromGames from around the world
Hiroshima andoverseas, and an event to support the children of the world bydonating used keyboard-harmonicas or coins from around theworld.

☆World K itchen and International C raft Art Bazaar
Different foods from various countries around the world were onsale at stalls in the Green Space on Peace Boulevard, located on
the south side of International Conference Center Hiroshima.

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Hiroshima City International House Festival 2010:
Broadening International Exchange, Expressing Our Gratitude with "Arigato"
variety of cuisines from their home countries (phopho from Vietnam,
kebabs from Iran, pork buns and gyoza rice balls from China, andpuri, fried bread, from Nepal, etc). This year, in addition to thepurisouth bicycle parking area, food tents were also set up on the northside facing Ozu Dori road, providing a lively atmosphere for the
citizens and others on the street.
This year once again we switched from plastic containers topaper containers as an environmental measure, and also madeefforts to reduce the amount of waste.
In the morning, the Japanese Speech Competition was held in thehall on the second floor. There were six participants, including
students who regularly take Japanese classes at International
House, international students living in International House andother foreign residents. The participants gave speeches on the topicof "Gratitude", the theme of this year's festival, and spoke about
their feelings of gratitude and the people for whom they feel
thankful.
In the first half of the afternoon, in the seminar room on thesecond floor, international students gave presentations about theirhome countries in an event entitled "WORLD EXPLORER". This
was an opportunity for citizens to talk directly with international
students and Coordinators for International Relations aboutcountries that they are interested in, and all the sections set up forthe nineteen countries and one region were bustling with people. At
the end of the "WORLD EXPLORER" event, the international
students in each of the sections dressed up in the distinctive
national dress of their respective countries, and gathered on thestage to hold a national costume fashion show, which was hugely
popular with the audience.
Later in the afternoon, a mini-event presented by nine groups ofinternational students from five countries included a demonstrationof the Chinese acrobatics known as Diabolo
Diabolo, and a dance from
Iran. There was also an instrumental performance by theinternational students at Elizabeth University of Music Graduate
School. There was also a wheelchair dance performance by the
Wheelchair Dance Club in Hiroshima.
In the Exchange Lounge on the first floor, there was a display oforigami by the student from Bulgaria who is the Chairperson of
the Hiroshima City International House Festival Planning
Committee. There was also a "eco-dinosaur" display, which washeld as part of the environmental activities run by Hiroshima Peace
Culture Foundation, with the support of Ms. Yumiko Kamei, therepresentative of Santara, the modeling group that has createddinosaur objects that can be used as garbage containers. This was
an opportunity not only for the international students but also for
citizens to learn about the importance of REFUSE, REDUCE,
REUSE, REPAIR and RECYCLE, and gain an understanding of
our Foundation's stance on
environmental issues.
At the closing ceremony,the students gathered in thehall on the second floor tosing "If You're Happy and
You Know It Clap Your
Hands", and citizens alsoInternational students talking
joined in for the finale.
at the closing ceremony

Having fun at the food stalls

On November 7 (Sun), 2010, the Hiroshima City International
House Festival 2010 was held at Hiroshima City International
House. The aim of this event is to promote further interaction
between international students, and other foreigners living in
Hiroshima, and Hiroshima citizens, and at the same time provide
the students with an opportunity for social participation. This is
one of International House's biggest events.
Following on from last year, the festival this year was again
held at the same time as the Kojin Ebisu festival and theThanksgiving festival of the vocational aid center, Hiroshima
Minami Jyusanjyo. The event, with its strong international flavor,
attracted around 2,600 visitors (approximately 250 international
students, 150 foreigners, and 2,200 Hiroshima citizens). With its
lively atmosphere, the event was a very enjoyable day for allparticipants. Organizers: Hiroshima City International House,
Hiroshima Region International Student Organization Support andExchange Council, Kojin District Council of Social Welfare.
This year marks the tenth time that the festival has been held,
and the international students and International House decided tomake the theme of the festival, "Arigato
Arigato - Our Gratitude", tocommunicate through the festival their feelings of gratitude to all
who have supported them to date. Following on from last year, aplanning committee made up of international students staying at
International House was established to ensure that their intentions
were incorporated into the festival. They held many meetings to
prepare the event, discussing programs, participation, publicity,and preparation work. As a result, there was a more balanced
allocation of time for each of the different events than last year,
and a fuller festival program.
At 10am, the opening ceremony was held at the Exchange
Lounge on the first floor. After a speech by Ms. Yoko Nishimura,
Director of International House, students from various countries
took turns communicating the word "Thank you", which was thetheme of the festival, in their own language, and finally the
citizens participating in the ceremony said the Japanese word for
thank you, "Arigato
Arigato". This was followed by a performance by
Buccina, a citizens' fanfare group, for a rousing start to the 2010
Hiroshima City International House Festival.
In the area outside International House was the annual "National
Specialty Cuisine World Food Stalls Event". Fourteen
organizations from ten countries set up stalls, and served up a

(Hiroshima City International House)

9Japanese Language Consultant Course

From 2010, Hiroshima City International House established asystem called Japanese Language Consultants forInternational Students, to support the residents ofInternational House. Many of the residents struggle to learn
Japanese required in various situations, from daily
conversation to writing academic papers. We have received
urgent requests for people willing to offer consultation
regarding Japanese.
This is the first time such an initiative has been taken. We
collected many applications from residents asking us to
introduce language consultants, and from many peopleinterested in international exchange and support forinternational students.

Japanese Language Supporter Course

doing what one can, not spending a large amount of energy
and time, and enjoying yourself", and "placing more
importance on exchange than teaching Japanese grammar",and deepened their interaction with the international
students.
On December 19 (Sun), a follow-up consultation session
was held, giving consultants with doubts or questions about
their activities the opportunity to ask Mr. Iwata.
There were positive comments from consultants such as"This is also teaching me new things about Japanese
language and culture", and also emotional comments such as"Each time we meet, the student comes with questions he has
written down, and he listens intently to my answers, so it
really makes me feel that I am doing something useful. It
really makes me happy. I look forward to meeting everytime".
The international students also made comments such as,"She is a kind teacher, and easy to understand", and "I was
struggling to write my paper, but now it is going well".Wewould like to expand this Japanese Language Consultants forInternational Students system in the future, as support for thestudies and daily life of the international students, and also
as a bridge between thestudents and citizens who hope to have further interaction
with international students.

The first Japanese Language Support Course was held on
October 2 (Sat), 2010, from 1:00 - 3:00pm, and eighteen
people participated in order of application. The lecturer was
Mr. Kazunari Iwata from Hiroshima City University, and it
culminated in a fun and meaningful two-hour course which
included workshops and discussions.
The first part of the course was self-introductions by theparticipants. Most of the participants had never had any
interaction with international students, and they revealed
their concerned about how to teach Japanese, and at the sametime their eagerness to interact with the international
students.
This wsas followed by instruction by Mr. Iwata on "Howyou can support the international students", "Principles ofvolunteering", and "Useful books for Japanese instruction".
Participants read and corrected papers that had actually been
written by international students, and discussed and madepresentations on various matters from daily life that seemtrivial but are actually useful for the international students.
The course was entertaining with some surprises as well.
For around a week after the course, the person responsible
from International House matched up course participants
with international students. Each of the pairs had their
exciting first meeting in the Lounge at International House,and supporter activities commenced. The consultants focusedon such key points as, "not taking excessive responsibility,(Hiroshima City International House)

Public Exhibition of A-Bomb Memoirs Translated into Different Languages
In order to communicate the reality of the A-bomb experience to a larger number of foreign visitors to the museum, Hiroshima
National Peace Memorial Hall for the A-Bomb Victims translated six A-bomb memoirs into English, Chinese and Korean, and put
them on public display. Last year, these memoirs had been translated into a total of ten languages - French, Spanish, Russian,German, Portuguese, Italian and Thai, in addition to the three original languages, English, Chinese and Korean - with the aim ofhaving even more foreigners understand the experience and the feelings of the A-bomb survivors. These are on display in the Library
B1.
The memoirs translated this time were written by six persons who experienced the bombing. Their ages at the time of the bombing
range from 8 to 31. They write about their life before the bombing, the situation at the time of the bombing, and their wishes forpeace. In the memoirs written by a woman who lost her two young daughters in the bombing, she writes "Forgive me, forgive me,
forgive your mother", expressing the unbearable grief she felt for her daughters. Visitors who read the memoirs commented that byreading the memoirs in their own language, they can understand at a deeper level the feelings of the survivors.
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in black smoke and flames. A bunch of people looking unearthly
distressed were coming my way, crying out strangely.

Memoir of the A-bombing :Sharp Flash: The Unforgettable Day

in black smoke and flames. A bunch of people looking unearthly
distressed were coming my way, crying out strangely.
Those of us who were able to walk were divided into several
groups, and headed for our school, which was located in Ujina at
the time. We could not enter the city center, so we headed south,
walking along the military railway tracks from Hiroshima station.
On the way, when we crossed the bridge over Enko-gawa River,
it looked like someone tripped and fell into the river. Looking
down, I saw many corpses floating down the river from upstream.
The school was still standing, but the building was damaged
and we could not go inside, so we went to ask for help at the girls'
vocational school that was just next door. The classrooms,
corridors and Mushiros(*4) spread out in the exercise yard were
full of seriously injured people. On the afternoon of the following
day, a relief car came to help.
My home near the school was half-destroyed but still standing,and my father and mother were alive with light injuries. They
desperately tended my wounds that smelled like somethingrotting, and I made a fair recovery in about three months.
Of the West class of second-year students who were involvedin building demolition work at Zakoba-machi, 38 students died.
They say that the only one to survive, Ms. Setsuko Sakamoto, isthe model for the film "Children of Hiroshima" (directed by
Kaneto Shindo, released in 1952).
First-year students
who survived withkeloid scars on theirfaces apparently hid
themselves fromview during their
puberty and youth. I
feltlonesomethrough the first half
Ms. Morita (second from left) involved inof my life with no testimony activities at the A-Bombchildren, but now I Exhibition at United Nations Headquarters in
May last year.
am encouraged bymeeting children through my A-bomb testimony activities.

By Setsuko M orita,
Atomic Bomb Witness for This
Foundation
It was four months before the end of the war that I was able tostart at the girl's school that I had always wanted to go to.
Because of wartime shortages, I could not get all of my uniform.
So I just had black dress material with two white stripes, a white
tie and a school badge in the shape of a plum blossom. There
were only two classes in my school year. The school was Dainikenjo: Second Prefectural Girl's High School, which was near myhome. At my school, I sewed a blouse for the first time. Since
white sailor-type uniforms were forbidden at that time, that blouse
was for my summer uniform and was not pure white. All female
students had to wear "monpe" (*1) during the mobilization(*2).
On August 6, the location of labor service was assigned foreach school, and wewere divided into twogroups: the building
demolition(*3) groupand the agricultural
work group. The
West class of secondyear students headed
to the place known at
the time as ZakobaEast Drill Ground ("A-bomb Drawings
by Survivors", Mrs. Setsuko Morita)
machi (close to
Hiroshima City Hall),and the remaining three classes of first- and second-year students
made their way to the field at the East Drill Ground near the northexit of Hiroshima Station.
I was completely exhausted from the daily heavy physical work,
but I started weeding about 8am. It was ten minutes later that it
happened. There was a sudden sharp flash. I was overcome by theblast and my body was thrown into the air.
It seems that I passed out for a few minutes. The next thing I
knew, the area around me was dark, and I was surprised by
figures looking like ghosts that stood up one after another in the
midst of the smoke. Everyone had burnt hair and their clothes
were hanging down in rags. They were shaking and could not say
a word. It was like a nightmare, and I started to wonder what I
looked like.
Both my arms were burned. The skin of the inner side of myleft arm was hanging down to my fingertips, and the skin of myelbow on the outer side of my right arm was torn. From the wristand beyond were all blisters. The back of my right leg was allburned. I supposed I had my back turned when the bomb dropped.
Our young school mistress was also seriously injured.
Nevertheless, a few of us gathered together at a time andevacuated to Hiroshima Tosyogu, a shrine nearby. We splashedwater from our drink bottles on each other to relieve the pain
while we waited for aid, but no one came. The city was engulfed(*1)Loose-fittingwork trousers for women that are tapered at the ankle.
(*2)Students were forcefully mobilized to work at factories and the like to(*2)make up for labor shortages.
(*3)To prevent fires caused by air-raids from spreading to surrounding(*3)areas, buildings were torn down in advance, to create a fireproof area.
(*4) Mats made of straw or other grass material.

Profile─────────────────────────
Setsuko M orita
Born November 22, 1932. Experienced the atomic bombing at
East Drill Ground, approximately two kilometers from the
hypocenter, at the age of twelve as a first-year student at Second
Prefectural Girl's High School. From the age of 56, started
activities as an atomic bomb witness, at a group to pass on storiesof the A-bombing, an association of A-Bomb sufferers in
Hiroshima Prefecture, and others. Registered last year as an
Atomic Bomb Witness for This Foundation. Also participates inpeace activities overseas, and gave an atomic bomb testimony in
New York in May of last year and in Paris in February this year.
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Hiroshima and Peace
Japanese residents, long-term and short-term visitors. Hiroshima should shineout as an International City of Peace and Culture in this sense, also.
Hiroshima is home to many people like myself and it is always very pleasant toreturn after a trip abroad. In my case this is usually by bullet train, which passes
through the final tunnel, begins to slow down, and glides over city along thelong elevated track towards Hiroshima Station. There is this wonderful view of
the city, looking to the south and for visitors this is a splendid way to see
Hiroshima for the first time. And for me? Well, there is the English proverb,"Absence makes the heart grow fonder" …
Nevertheless, I have a sort of gut feeling that Hiroshima-the people ofHiroshima have an obligation-a challenge, if you like, to make International
City of Peace and Culture mean more than just a name. A name can be aslogan; it can also be a definite description, which depicts what is named withcomplete accuracy, but there is still some way to go before this complete matchis achieved. My long association with the Peace Culture Foundation has
convinced me that there is a huge reservoir of good will in Hiroshima, perhaps
largely still untapped, which has resulted in a vast range of initiatives andprojects at local level. People really do want to help, to make Hiroshima standout as a real beacon of peace, if given the opportunity.
On the other hand, my long experience of living here has also convinced meof the other side of the picture: Hiroshima is an average sort of city: it is large,
but compact in the center; it is bustling, but also quiet, with a village atmospherein some areas. This is why it is so pleasant to live here. However, it is still
average, with the same multifarious problems of living as occur in otherJapanese cities of similar size.

by P eter G oldsbury,
Professor Emeritus at Hiroshima
University
I have been living in Hiroshima for over thirty years and for much of this time
have been involved with the Peace Culture Foundation and its predecessor.
When friends from overseas come to visit, their stay always includes a visit to
the Peace Memorial Museum and the reaction is always the same: profoundshock at what happened to Hiroshima and its population on August 6, 1945.
This shock is inevitably followed by deep reflection on what is often called
Hiroshima no Kokoro, the Spirit of Hiroshima: the earnest desire on the part ofthe people of Hiroshima for lasting world peace, free of nuclear weapons. I
would like to reflect on what this means.
The big Oxford English Dictionary gives several definitions of the word
"peace", but two stand out:
1. Freedom from, or cessation of, war or hostilities; that condition of anation or community in which it is not at war with another.
This definition is in some sense a "negative" definition, since peace isdefined as the absence of something else, in this case, war or hostilities, and thedefinition is applied to a large organism like a nation. However, nothing is statedpositively about the actual situation of being free from war or hostilities.
2. Freedom from quarrels or dissension between individuals; a state offriendliness; concord, amity.
The second definition is narrower in focus, since it applied to individuals andis more positive, mentioning a state of friendship, concord or amity. I believe weneed to understand the term "Peace", as exemplified in Hiroshima no Kokoro,
or Hiroshima's other title, City of International Peace and Culture, in both of
the senses suggested by these definitions, not just the first one.

A few evenings ago I was having dinner with a good friend, who has also lived
in Hiroshima for many years. He told me he was making a list of peace
activities and projects that people could engage in: anything that was doable. We
both agreed that there was a need for more grass roots activity and other friends
I have met since then agree. International City of Peace and Culture is a splendid
name, but there is still a gap between the name and the reality and we need towork harder to close the gap. Earlier, I gave two definitions of peace and appliedthese to Hiroshima. I believe that the second definition of peace is just as
important as the first one, but is much harder to exemplify. The challenges areenormous, but this is what makes a challenge worth overcoming.

The first definition concerns nations and communities and this can beunderstood as applying to Hiroshima City as a large community, led by Mayor
Akiba. The Peace Ceremony, held on August 6 each year, is a major event ofgreat international importance and there are very few places in the world where
there is no coverage of this commemoration of the atomic bombing ofHiroshima, and of Nagasaki on August 9. Along with the City of Nagasaki,
Hiroshima has been very active in bringing to the attention of the whole world
the major issues of world peace and the abolition of nuclear weapons. Initiatives
such as Mayors for Peace and the many international exchanges dedicated toeducating the world about the realities of the bombing are an essential part ofthis mission. In this respect, Hiroshima City-the Mayor, the city government,
including the Peace Culture foundation-is carrying out this mission superlatively
and, of course, it hardly needs stating that it is absolutely imperative that thismission continues, until the overall goal has been achieved and the stockpiles ofnuclear weapons held by all the nuclear powers have been destroyed. However,even when this mission is finally accomplished, it would be naive to think that
all wars and conflicts will be eliminated thereby. The abolition of nuclear
weapons will still leave open the possibility of acts of terrorism, piracy, andpolitical change involving violent conflict.
Nevertheless, the second definition is highly relevant to these wider andmore intractable issues, since it concerns the state of friendship, concord andamity among individuals. A state of peace unconditionally entails themaintenance and flourishing of this state of friendship among individuals-in thiscase, the population of Hiroshima, understood in a wide sense: Japaneser e s i d e n t s ,n o n -(Contributed in March 2011)
Profile────────────────────────────Peter G oldsbury
Attended Sussex University (UK), Harvard University (US), Ph.D from University College
London (UK) Emeritus professor of Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Social
Sciences, Department of Management.General specialization: comparative culture, crosscultural negotiation, philosophy of languageCivin Activities: Member of the Board ofTrustees, Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation / Chair of Hiroshima City Council for Foreign
Residents / Formerly Director-General, Hiroshima International School / Formerly Member of
Police Committee, Hiroshima Prefectural Police, Higashi-Hiroshima Police StationOther
Activities: Aikido 6th dan / Chairman International Aikido Federation / Member of Board of
Directors, Japan-British Society of Hiroshima

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