This Aug. 6 … is a time of inheritance, of awakening, and of commitment, in which we inherit the commitment of the bomb victims to the abolition of nuclear weapons and realization of genuine world...

That is the surest way to bridge a rainbow to the 22nd century.

The Japanese constitution, which embodies this axiom forever as the sovereign will of a nation, should be a guiding light for the world in the 21st century.

No one else should ever suffer as we did,

The end of the century of war has not automatically ushered in a century of peace and humanity,

Our world is still darkened not only by the direct violence of civil wars, but also by innumerable other forms of violence.

Passing on to younger generations the memories and the will of those who suffered the bombing is the most important step for humankind to survive in the 21st century,

It has been precisely 55 years since one single atomic bomb created a hell on Earth,

It is also a time of inheritance, of awakening, and of commitment, in which we inherit the commitment of the A-bomb survivors to the abolition of nuclear weapons and realization of genuine world peace, awaken...