HiroshimaMayor Kazumi Matsui remembers when the pope was giving his speech at the Peace MemorialPark and calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons ... encouraged many world citizens,” Matsui said.
6, 1945, atomic bombing of Hiroshima... “Because discussions had arisen about double standards, we will change the manner of requesting (participation at the ceremony),” Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui said at an April 11 news conference.