On the 6th, the day of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Hiroshima University held a memorial service in front of the Hiroshima University Atomic Bomb Victims Memorial Monument set up on the Higashi-Senda Campus in Higashi-Senda-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City. He comforted the spirits of the faculty, staff and students who died afterwards.
According to Hiroshima University, 2,080 deceased persons, including teachers, students, pupils, and children of the old-system schools that were included in Hiroshima University, were memorialized.This year, 8 people were confirmed dead, including eight students from China and Mongolia, as well as students from Malaysia and Indonesia. accepted.
About 40 people attended the memorial service, including bereaved families and university officials.After President Mitsuo Ochi and his bereaved families added the names of 20 people who had been confirmed dead to the list, they dedicated the list, offered a moment of silence, and offered flowers and water.President Ochi said in his condolences, "We will continue to think about what we can do for peace, and continue to fulfill our mission as a university that seeks peace 100 years from now."
After the memorial service, university officials visited Kozenji Temple in Saiki Ward, Hiroshima City, and paid their respects at the grave of Nick Yusof, a special international student from Malaysia who died of radiation exposure while enrolled in Hiroshima University of Literature and Science, the predecessor of Hiroshima University. , expressed condolences.
reference:[Hiroshima University] "Hiroshima University Memorial Ceremony for the Atomic Bomb Victims" held
