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A-bombing remembered in Nagasaki

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Nagasaki commemorated the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city Aug. 9 with calls for the world to abolish nuclear weapons and a direct criticism of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s attempt to pass controversial security legislation.

"The security legislation the government is pursuing will lead to war" by forcing through an amendment to the Constitution, said Sumiteru Taniguchi, representing atomic bomb survivors at the ceremony. "We cannot accept this," he said, drawing a round of applause.
(The Japan Times)

長崎、原爆投下から70年

長崎では8月9日、被爆から70年の原爆の日を迎え、長崎市平和公園で慰霊の式典が営まれた。被爆者代表の谷口稜曄（すみてる）さんは核廃絶を訴え、安倍政権の安保法案を批判した。

The Japan Times ST: August 21, 2015