| NO.18 | Eternal Stories and Spirits. | 1998.10.10 | Country：U.S.A | Reference number：00064 |
| It is a great pleasure to be able to talk
freely about the Hiroshima bombing to somebody
who has actually experienced it. I am an
American of Japanese descent. I lived in
Japan for fourteen years before I moved to
the United States and I was able to visit
the Hiroshima Memorial. Although I was only a young child at the time, it moved me and I did not understand why humanity would destroy itself that way. It is an experience that lives with me forever. I just want to tell you that I espect the courage you have to be able to tell the stories you do. Each time you must get stronger and stronger. I am only eighteen years old, and I cannot even comprehend the full extent of the impact of the a-bomb on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It saddens me to think that we continue to further our knowledge of horrible things. I believe you are a true heroine. Stories and spirits will certainly live on. Thank you for your strength. |
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| NO.(18) | Each Comment Gives Me Great Encouragement and Hope. | 1998.11.12 | Reply | Reference number：00064 |
| Thank you very much for your comment on my
web-page. I have learned a lot from your
comment and especially your thought on the
atomic-bombing have given me a deep insight. I would like to note that you gave me great encouragement and hope. With the energy I have got from you, I have determined to make more effort for world peace and also strongly hope that we will make contact with each other on any occasions. For my peace activities, any advice would be appreciated Thank you again. |
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| NO.17 | Was the Bombing Necessary or Not? | 1998.8.24 | Country：U.S.A | Reference number：00053 |
| I would like to thank you for your web page
and veiw point on the bombing of Hiroshima.
As an American i am at times torn by
the
bombing, was it right, was it wrong,
did
it help bring a fast end to the war
that
was claiming so many lives from both
countries.
And what about Pearl Harbor and the
attack
by the Japan? All these questions run
past
my mind each time I watch the movie
TORA
TORA TORA, which I just fiished watching. I know I only have one side of the coin, but after visiting Pearl Harbor a few years ago when my daughter had entered the Navy and was stationed there and seeing the USS Arizona as it still bleeds oil from it's water grave, it is so hard to not say that the bomb was a good thing. How many more would have died had the war contiuned under normal battle conditions of the time? I hope someday to be able to afford to visit Hiroshima, Japan and see your memorials to your dead as I have seen mine, perhaps if that day ever comes I can get a better understanding of how your county must have felt and what the people must have gone thru duing that time. I suppose know matter what war is indeed hell and a terrible thing and I can only pray that one day people will turn their hearts to God and learn to love one another with His love, instead of being so self centered. Again thank you for your page and your veiw point, you are indeed a special person. |
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| NO.(17) | Thank You for Your Encouragement. | 1998.11.12 | Reply | Reference number：00053 |
| Thank you very much for your comment on my
web-page. I have learned a lot from
your
comment and especially your thought
on the
atomic-bombing gave me a deep insight. I would like to note that you gave me great encouragement and hope. With the energy I have got from you, I have determined to make more effort for world peace and also strongly hope that we will make contact with each other on any occasions. For my peace activities, any advice would be appreciated Thank you again. |
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| NO.16 | Two Bombs Saved Millions of Lives. | 1998.8.16 | Country：U.S.A | Reference number：00052 |
| If the United States was the only nation
in the world to have Nuclear weapons,
we
would have world peace. Communism and
Socialism,
as practiced in China and the former
Soviet
Union, are the real threat to world
peace
and India and Pakistan know it. They
are
only trying to stay equal in the arms
race. World War II was not a war against Facism. It was a war against evil dictatorships and Imperial Japan. Dropping the two Atomic Bombs on Japan saved millions of lives on both sides, including mine. |
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| NO.(16) | Should More Victims Suffer the Real Horror of Nuclear Weapons? | 1998.12.24 | Reply | Reference number：00052 |
| Nuclear weapons are a menace to human lives.
And nuclear countries are threatening
the
right to survive of human beings whatever
their ideology is. Can we find any
justifiable
reasons for any countries to possess
nuclear
weapons? I understand that a lot of Americans believe that the atomic-bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was right . They would claim that the bombing saved hundreds of thousands of lives. But I think, at the same time, they should think how many people were killed in the bombing and still a number of survivors are inflicted by radiation-related diseases even more than 50 years later the bombing. I think they should squarely face the horror of nuclear weapons. I believe it is wrong to think that nuclear weapons have a good reason to exist on this earth. They are obviously weapons of mass destruction and do not secure peace of the world. Peace is not built with the help of a nuclear deterrent but in people's minds with respect for the dignity of life and human rights. So, why don't we start movements with the discussion of what is necessary to build peace on this earth. |
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| NO.15 | You State Only Negative Opinions on Nuclear Tests. | 1998.8.6 | Country：U.S.A | Reference number：00046 |
| It would appear that you are only interested
in protest and negative opinions on
nuclear
testing. To solicit opinions, allow
both
sides an opportunity to comment. |
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| NO.(15) | Nuclear Weapons Are Nothing but a Menace. | 1999.1.2 | Reply | Reference number：00046 |
| I agree with your opinion that to solicit
opinions, you should give both sides
to comment. One of the reasons why I made this web-site is to promote dialogue for peace through the Internet. Why I am against nuclear tests is because, as one of the atomic-bomb survivors, I cannot help but tell people about the horror of nuclear weapon and earnestly desire that humanity will not experience the same suffering as I did. People who approve of nuclear tests would advocate a nuclear deterrent and insist that world peace could not be maintained without nuclear weapons. I am willing to discuss the matter with such people, of course, there will be differences of opinions. However, to make the other party open-minded, I should be open-minded too. There is no way but to continue the dialogue with patience, perseverance and tolerance to realize world peace. There is no one who doesn't want peace in the world. Continuing dialogue looks a long way to the goal, but it is the only way to change people's mind and create world peace. If you have any suggestions about what people should do to achieve the goal, please let me know. |
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| NO.14 | Team of Solidarity---Let's Build Peace Together. | 1998.8.4 | Country：U.S.A | Reference number：00045 |
| I sit here in Milwaukee, Wi, usa with tears
in my eyes. The pain and suffering that human
beings inflict on each other is unconsciounable.
How do we raise our children to grow up to
be human beings that do such awful things?
What is wrong with us as a species? I don't remember learning about Hiroshima and Nagasaki in grade school- my knowing seems like it was a birth imprinting - like I always knew about it. Years ago I met the most wonderful Japanese woman out in California where we were both doing a special internship. Her name is Haruko Tsuge. She was the Dean of Women at Japan Women's University in Tokyo. I've lost touch with her but she's always in my heart. I dedicate my anti-nuclear involvement to her. Three times in the past 7 years I've hosted young women from Japan with the Never Again Campaign. Each woman, Mayumi Fukuda, Harumi Takaguchi and Nobuko Kikuchi have inspired me with hope. I love each of them and am amazed by their love for our Mother Earth. As this next anniversary of the bombings looms, I send you love and peace for a future where all peoples of the Earth are safe from nuclear weapons and conventional ones as well. Peace, Cookie Anderson, 3053A S. Shore, Milwaukee, Wi USA 53207 |
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| NO.(14) | Thank You for Your Support. | 1999.1.19 | Reply | Reference number：00045 |
| Thank you for writing another letter. I cannot express enough how much I was encouraged to meet you who are working hard for peace and nuclear abolition in your situation. I would like to pay my respect for your courageous actions for peace and I am determined to make more efforts for my peace movements. In December last year, I gave a remote class of peace education for the first time in which I recounted my atomic-bomb experience to primary school students. With the warm cooperation of the Hiroshima office of NTT(Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation), I gave the peace class, using picturephone, for the students of Katsuo primary school in Fukushima prefecture 850 km (530 miles) away from my home. The class was simultaneously broadcasted for 11 primary, junior and high schools in the Tohoku region (the northern part of Japan) and it is now on the World Wide Web. Afterwards I gave a similar remote class for students in the Joetsu region (the northwest of Japan). In this time of highly-developed technology and telecommunication, you can spread peace in various ways using wisdom, courage and energy. As you pointed out, human beings too easily and often unconsciously, inflict harm on each other. What process did we go through to do such regrettable deeds? When I take actions for peace, I always feel the importance of education. I believe it is education that will make human beings good or bad. If all the people in the world could feel the pains and suffering of others and be courageous enough to take actions just like you, there would be no war or conflict on this earth. From now on, I am determined to work harder for education, especially for peace education among primary and junior high school students. I really hope that you will strive harder with your peace movements and I will support you in any way. May you have a great success. |
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| NO.13 | Seeking Hope in Small Anti-Nuclear Movements. | 1998.7.21 | Country：U.S.A | Reference number：00039 |
| Dear Miyoko, One would think after seeing
the devastation of the peoples of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki that nuclear weapons would
be
destroyed and the peoples of the Earth
would
gather together to swear allegiance
to the
safety of the entire planet. The defense
mechanism of denial, I fear, is alive
and
well. "It will never happen to us", goes the world. "let's get armed to the teeth". Oh, we stupid ones who never learn from the mistakes of others. Maybe we all deserve the fate that could be just around the corner. But, truly, in the hearts of most people, we want peace. We're just too stressed out to see the dangers, or too drunk, stoned, drugged, shopped out, entertained out, or just plain stupid. One hope is that all movements have been activated by small groups of people. We can and must do the work of saving our home: Earth. Love to us all and peace while we work. |
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| NO.(13) | Thank You for Your Encouragement. | 1998.11.12 | Reply | Reference number：00039 |
| Thank you very much for your comment on my
web-site. I have learned a lot from your
comment and especially your thought on the
atomic-bombing gave me a deep insight. I would like to note that you gave me great encouragement and hope. With the energy I have got from you, I have determined to make more effort for world peace and also strongly hope that we will make contact with each other on any occasions. For my peace activities, any advice would be appreciated Thank you again. |
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| NO.12 | Learning the Reality of an Atomic Bomb. | 1998.7.17 | Country：Canada | Reference number：00036 |
| Hi. I am writing from Canada, and I think
that nuclear tests are really bad, before
I wasn't informed on the real impact until
one of my japenese friens who is living in
Hiroshima talked to me about that. There
is somany innocent lives involved and it's
really dramatic. If i could kill the people who had dropped this bomb on you my friends i would probably do so. Thank you! P.S. green tea is very good! sa-io-na-ra |
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| NO.(12) | Thank You for Your Encouragement. | 1998.11.12 | Reply | Reference number：00036 |
| Thank you very much for your comment on my
web-site. I have learned a lot from your
comment and especially your thought on the
atomic-bombing gave me a deep insight. I would like to note that you gave me great encouragement and hope. With the energy I have got from you, I have determined to make more effort for world peace and also strongly hope that we will make contact with each other on any occasions. For my peace activities, any advice would be appreciated Thank you again. |
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| NO.11 | Willing to Support You. | 1998.7.2 | Reference number：00034 | |
| I am writing to send you my very best wishes,
to congratulate you on what you are
doing
and to offer my support - please contact
me if there is anything I can do. |
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| NO.(11) | Thank You for Your Encouragement. | 1998.11.12 | Reply | Reference number：00034 |
| Thank you very much for your comment on my
web-site. I have learned a lot from your
comment and especially your thought on the
atomic-bombing gave me a deep insight. I would like to note that you gave me great encouragement and hope. With the energy I have got from you, I have determined to make more effort for world peace and also strongly hope that we will make contact with each other on any occasions. For my peace activities, any advice would be appreciated Thank you again. |
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| NO.10 | Let Peace Begin With Me. | 1998.7.2 | Country：U.S.A | Reference number：00033 |
| Why is it that people can't seem to open
their eyes and see the horrible things that
wars have caused. Each time I look at a picture of the
disintegrated
person's shadow on that step in Hiroshima,
I cringe. Why can't nations just drop their own national agendas and begin to do what is right and just for mankind as a whole? Let Peace Begin with me. |
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| NO.(10) | Thank You for Your Encouragement. | 1998.11.12 | Reply | Reference number：00033 |
| Thank you very much for your comment on my
web-site. I have learned a lot from your
comment and especially your thought on the
atomic-bombing gave me a deep insight. I would like to note that you gave me great encouragement and hope. With the energy I have got from you, I have determined to make more effort for world peace and also strongly hope that we will make contact with each other on any occasions. For my peace activities, any advice would be appreciated Thank you again. |
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| NO.9 | Doomsday---It's Too Late. | 1998.6.17 | Country：U.S.A | Reference number：00026 |
| So it is writen so it shall be done. To late.We are all doomed. Man has gotten way out of control and there is no turning back. Sorry. Let us just hope it is instant. Minor suffering. |
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| NO.(9) | Have Courage, We can Achieve World Peace. | 1998.12.24 | Reply | Reference number：00026 |
| It's not true that the future of human beings
is already destined. Our future depends
all
on us ,who are living in current times.
Please
hold courage and hope because each
of us
has unlimited potential within ourselves.
Remember that the first step toward
peace
will be made when you are firmly convinced
peace will surely be built and begin
to take
actions. Let us unite for peace! |
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| NO.8 | No More Hiroshima | 1998.6.3 | Reference number：00018 | |
| After the recent tensions in Indian subcontinent,
I had a chance to go thro' this page and
it really opened my eyes !! No.. NOT AGAIN....
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| NO.(8) | People Who Seek for Peace, Stand Up! | 1999.1.29 | Reply | Reference number：00018 |
| I really appreciate that you understand the
heart of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As
you pointed
out, the tragedies of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
should not be repeated. And the only
way
to prevent the repetition of tragedy
is to
build unity and solidarity of people
who
seek for peace. People, like you and
I, should
strongly oppose the possession of nuclear
weapons which threats lives of human
beings.
I hope that you will start movements
for
peace whatever it is. |
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| NO.7 | Worried About the Nuclear Age. | 1998.5.6 | Reference number：00015 | |
| I am in tenth grade and I am doing a project
on the Atomic Bomb. I have read some
of the
letters that you have been responding
to,
and frankly, I don't think that the
creation
of the a-bomb was a good idea. I know
that
at the time, the researchers thought
they
were doing something to honor their
country.
It was in time of war and everything, but why create an object of such massive destruction? Especailly since that same weapon can be copied and used on anyone? I don't think that people thought about the future and what we would have to live through. Just think, if one country makes another mad, we will probably have WWIII on our hands. And instead of throwing hand granades or something, people are going to be droping a-bombs or hydrogen bombs or something worse. I am only 15 and I fear my future. Life has gotten violent lately and no one is safe. I almost don't want to have children because I don't want them to have to be the ones to suffer because of the fast technology changes we are now going through. But I guess I can only pray now.Everyone should. Well, the reason I'm writing this is in response to what I read. I hope to go to Japan some day and visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Arigatoo |
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| NO.(7) | Thank You for Your Encouragement. | 1998.11.12 | Reply | Reference number：00015 |
| Thank you very much for your comment on my
web-site. I have learned a lot from your
comment and especially your thought on the
atomic-bombing gave me a deep insight. I would like to note that you gave me great encouragement and hope. With the energy I have got from you, I have determined to make more effort for world peace and also strongly hope that we will make contact with each other on any occasions. For my peace activities, any advice would be appreciated Thank you again. |
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| NO.6 | Lock the Nuclear Weapons Away. | 1998.3.31 | Country：U.S.A | Reference number：00013 |
| hi im a kid but i know alot about bombs world
war 2 and im so called "SMART"
any way there well i think there should be
world peace and there shoul be nuclear fire
arms but the weapones should be locked up
in like a super duper mega ultra lock or
something and no one could get in not even
the smartest terrorist would be able to get
in.well please write me back c ya |
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| NO.(6) | It's Much Better Not to Produce Nuclear Weapons at All. | 1998.9.4 | Reply | Reference number：00013 |
| Thank you very much for your access to my
web site. I'm very delighted that a
young
person like you is concerned about nuclear
issues. As one of the survivors who experienced the atomic-bombing, I believe that even if nuclear arms are preserved in shelters, no matter how durable they are, the shelters will be found and attacked by terrorists anyway in this information age. Also even if you keep nuclear arms locked in shelters, there will be a day when you just feel like using them. And finally I think that if you preserve nuclears unused in shelters, they will deteriorate in terms of the effectiveness. I believe it is wiser of you not to produce nuclear weapons than to keep them for many years. As a survivor, I sincerely hope that all nuclear arms will be gone forever on this planet. If you have any comment, I love to hear that. |
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| NO.5 | Your Shared Memories Bring Hope from Despair. | 1998.3.24 | Country：U.S.A | Reference number：00010 |
| I visited your web page and was moved by
your recount of the bombing of Hiroshima.
I am only 39 years old so I am too
young
to have any knowledge of WWII, however,
having
spent time in the U.S. military, I
have some
appreciation for the technical aspects
of
nuclear bombs. Even so, I now realize
this
knowldege is meaningless, because it
does
not consider the human element. For example, though I have heard the "facts" about the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings and the reported numbers of dead, all of this was impersonal and did not impact my life in any measurable way. It took finding your web page and reading a survivor's account to bring the tragedy of these two bombings into my own frame of reference. I have two small children... a 4-year old boy and a 1.5-year old girl, and a loving wife. For me to even consider that they would have to endure such horror would be a nightmare of epic proportion. Thank you, Ms. Matsubara, for sharing your account with the world. Surely, it is people like you, the survivors, and your shared memories that bring hope from such despair. God bless you. |
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| NO.(5) | Thank You for Your Encouragement. | 1998.11.12 | Reply | Reference number：00010 |
| Thank you very much for your comment on my
web-site. I have learned a lot from your
comment and especially your thought on the
atomic-bombing gave me a deep insight. I would like to note that you gave me great encouragement and hope. With the energy I have got from you, I have determined to make more effort for world peace and also strongly hope that we will make contact with each other on any occasions. For my peace activities, any advice would be appreciated Thank you again. |
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| NO.4 | Now I See the Bombing in Another Way. I Will Share Your Web Site with School Children. | 1998.1.17 | Country：U.S.A | Reference number：00006 |
| I have studied Military History for 45 years
and just found your home page about
the atomic
bombings of Japan, what a enlightenment.
I have never thought of it as in the
Japanese
eyes. tho we were always looking at
the news
of the war by the war crimes that led
us
older generation to believe the bombings
were nessary to end the war and then
prevent
a war with Russia. I was in the navy in Sasebo 1952-55 and visited Nagasaki for days, I found the Japanese people to be very friendly,never finding one i did not like, which was hard to understand after all the news of the war we had been told, in fact married a girl from Fukuoka and wanted to stay in Japan, but we came back to America. I seen many victims of the atomic bombings while there but did not think much of it untill i seen your home page and the other stories and photo's I am very sorry the war had to happen and especially the development and use of the atomic bomb, you have changed me forever, pleasekeep up the great work you are doing the young must know what happened so it will NEVER happen again, I am going to tell the schools of your web page as they all have computers now. Sionata and God Bless |
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| NO.(4) | Hoping Many Will Access My Web Site. | .9.28 | Reply | Reference number：00006 |
| I am very pleased that I can share my feelings
and experiences with you. Furthermore,
I
would like to thank you for telling
others,
especially young people, about my web
page.
It pleases me to know that more and
more
young people will access to my web
page and
hopefully read it. A-bomb survivors are becoming older and older and our health has been declining. However, we, A-bomb survivors, want to dedicate the rest of our lives to achieve the difficult task of eliminating all nuclear weapons. I look forward to your continuing support in this matter. |
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| NO.3 | Can the Internet Contribute to World Peace? | 1997.7. | Reference number ：00004 | |
| I read your story. The sincerity of a childs
memories, told by the person she had
become
was very touching, very moving. When the last of the atomic bombing surviors die and their stories are no longer told, do you think we will be more inclined to repeat the sins of the past? Also do you feel the internet offers some new chance at peace and the avoidance of war? I would very much like to hear your thoughts on these ideas and anything else you would share. On a personal note I would like to say I do not understand why there are such things of horror we as human beings do to each other. I would like to think that there is something to be learned in all experiences, and at such a terrible price, the knowledge you have gained must be profound. Your experience, gained at such a terrible price I think has been put to use in a wise and very personal way. Maybe at some level you have helped a young person realize there is no glory in war, that the passions of violence deminish us all. |
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| NO.(3) | Internet Offers Great Potential for Discussion and Sharing Opinions Across Borders. | 1997.9.14 | Reply | Reference number：00004 |
| Thank you very much for your access to my web page.
I would like to answer your questions as follows: (Q1) When all the A-bomb survivors pass away and their stories are no longer told, do you think we will be more inclined to repeat the sins of the past? (A1) We, A-bomb survivors, strongly hope people in this world will never repeat the sins of the past, and we are firmly determined to do our best to prevent the reoccurrence of tragedy. Today, over 50 years after the bombing, A-bomb survivors in Hiroshima strive to plant our desire for peace in young people's hearts. In recent years, even in Hiroshima, people have become less and less concerned about the A-bombing, which worries us. (Q2) Do you feel the internet can contribute for world peace or prevent warfare? (A2) The Internet is a communication tool and sort of an infrastructure, but it cannot avoid warfare by itself. Everything on this earth could be destroyed (including the Internet) once a war breaks out; therefore, we must try to prevent warfare. I believe the Internet has a great potential to help spread the idea of peace around the world, since it transcends borders. And this is the reason why I started my web page. The international community has called for the abolition of nuclear weapons and a world without war. In this sense, I believe A-bomb survivoirs' appeal for peace will become much more important in the next century. I strongly hope that you understand our desire for peace and will stand up to eradicate warfare. Looking forward to your next access. |
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| NO.2 | Sadako's Story Changed Me. | 1997.8. | Country：Canada | Reference number：00002 |
| Even though i was not there (i wasen't even
born then) I can understand. Over many years i have studied all of the ways of war (excluding espionage,covert operations, and gurilla tatics) with little or no remorse of the casulitise and great losses. that is.untill 1996. At my school they had neptune theater (a local theatrical group) do a play about the childrens peace monument in peace park called "1000 crains". And by the end of that i was almost in tears. on my walk home some eratating little kids attemped to enoy me. normaly i would erupt and injur someone but that play had put such an influance of me i didn't do anything (and that surprised me). I read "the spirit of heroshima" and once again, your story like the play had that same affect of me. Because of both of thouse stories its makeing me think "Why and when would I use such tactics as to distroy my fellow man? By what force have prevoked my to venture into such horriable practises as this?" With the invention of the computer, mankind have found another way to destroy each other and Artificaly intellangce controled hell bent creatures.And even for that we still cannot explane the desire to use some form of weapon to extinguish another creatures life. one of the sick things about that is some people enjoy it.Useing a gun to blow some harmliss things brains out. i use to be one of thouse people and now it makes my stomache turn. I have gained a higher for all things on this world thanks to you I respect,cherish and honor you,your words and your life among all others on this small planet. |
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| NO.(2) | Your Change of Heart Gives Me Hope for Peace. | 1997. | Reply | Reference number：00002 |
| Thank you very much for your response to
my web page. I am very happy to know that you were moved by my experience. While reading your letter, I noticed a change in your mind. I am very glad you have come to think more about peace. Sometimes people are swayed by the feeling of hurting or even killing others, but from now on when you feel like that please remember the play you saw and the stories of our survivors. I sincerely hope that you keep up training your "heart", becouse that is what leads to peace. You said that mankind found another way to destroy each other using the computer, however, we can use the computer for peaceful purposes as well. Aren't we now talking about peace through the computer? We just need to use "the product of our civilization" wisely. |
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| NO.1 | Saddened by Lack of Media Coverage of Bombing Today. | 1997.8. | Country：U.S.A | Reference number：00001 | |
| It is an honour for me to be actually able
to write to someone like you. I just
wanted
to say that I am saddened at the almost
complete
lack of media coverage regarding what
happened
today all those years ago. Last week
I went
with my brother to see Enola Gay in
Washington
and was very troubled by the what the
exhibition
did not say. I am originally from Ireland (Dublin) and in 1980 (I think) I saw a very moving exhibition on Hiroshima, that changed my views on the atomic bomb forever. Were you involved in that exhibition? I can still vividly remember those images to this day. I can only imagine what it must be like for someone such as you who was actually there. If you have the time I would love ot hear from you. |
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| NO.(1) | Now Is the Time to Understand the Meaning of HIROSHIMA. | 1997.8.14 | Reply | Reference number：00001 | |
| Thank you for your e-mail. I am really glad
that I received the response from you
to
my homepage. First, regarding the exhibition on Hiroshima which you visited, unfortunately I was not involved. I was very discouraged at the cancellation of the exhibiton at the Smithsonian Institution, but citizens here have another exhibition, which features photographs and pictures of Hiroshima has been continuously held not only in Japan but in other countries. And in the coming September, a large exhibition on Hiroshima, hosted by the city of Hiroshima, is scheduled to open at New York City University in the United States. I hope you will visit the exhibition. It had been 52 years since the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Since then the city of Hiroshima has held memorial ceremonies every year on the day of August 6 to console the souls of victims. Please let me tell you a little bit about this year's ceremony. Every year the ceremony takes place at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and in the ceremony of this year a total of 202,118 names of victims are registered in the memorial cenotaph, including names of 5,076 people who died and those who have been identified by their bodys in one year from August 6, 1996 to this year's August 5. About 45,000 people participated in the ceremony this year and made a pledge to create World Peace and never repeat wars. The city of Hiroshima has the mission to appeal for world peace, but recently we have been confronted with some problems. As the time goes on, A-bomb survivors are getting old and the average age of them is now 67.3 years old. And also, the survivors are still dying from atomic bomb diseases. Some of them stopped taking part in the ceremonies. We must immediately take turns in telling the A-bomb story over to younger generations. Here I have some questions to ask you. I would be happy if you answer the questions. 1. What do you especially want to know about the damage of Hiroshima caused by the bombing? 2. What is your image of nuclear weapons? 3. Up until today, I continued to tell my experience to abolish total of the nuclear weapons. Do you believe that nuclear weapons are necessary? 4. How do teachers in your school handle Hiroshima and nuclear issues and to what extent? 5. What do you think is most important for building a peaceful world? 6. What do you think Hiroshima's role should be in the attainment of world peace? Again,thank you for your response, and I am sincerely looking forward to your reply. |
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[Nuclear Testings by India and Pakistan] [War on the sides of aggressors and victims]
[Nuclear Issues] [Impressions on the English Version Web Page]
[Various Questions] [People's Opinions] [other]