According to Nagasaki University, due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the bereaved families and others from outside the university stopped attending, and members of the university, including faculty members of the medical school, held a memorial service.After Dr. Koji Maemura, Dean of the School of Medicine, once again expressed his desire to work toward the abolition of nuclear weapons as the only medical university in Japan that has suffered atomic bombings, all the attendees gathered at 11:2 a.m., the time the atomic bomb was dropped. We offered a moment of silence and offered flowers.

　The former Nagasaki Medical College campus was located about 500 meters from the hypocenter, and 898 faculty members and students were killed.The students from Ukraine seemed to renew their resolve for peace while experiencing the harsh reality of their homeland, where many civilians were killed by the Russian military, and the damage caused by the atomic bomb.

　Afterwards, Yasuji Miyazaki, Director of the Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, said, "It is important to learn about the effects of radiation from the atomic bomb, to prevent repeated radiation damage, and to continue research toward the safe use of radiation. It is the duty of the place and Nagasaki University," he said.

reference:[Nagasaki University] Memorial service for atomic bomb victims