I personally think this is a very important point. While I
understand nuclear involves particularly complicated and lingering suffering,
whether nuclear or “conventional” weapons, they invariably kill people.
I grew up listening to my parents’ difficult experience surviving the Tokyo bombing which killed 100,000 people at March 10, 1945 night alone. It was very
unfortunate Governor Ishihara abolished a plan to create a museum on this
subject, while I recognize his achievement in environmental regulation that has
brought much cleaner air in this city. Writer Katsumoto Saotome and some people
have volunteered to run a small museum that details not only in Tokyo, but also almost all major Japanese cities, countless civilians were killed by bombs.
The list of war victims never ends even today in this world. In my personal view, I hope Mr. Obama’s
visit to Hiroshima provides an opportunity to remind us of such insanity and
encourage us to come up with creative solutions for a peaceful world.
