Date/Time
Date(s) - Saturday - Aug 2, 2025 - Saturday - Aug 9, 2025
12:00 am
Categories
Theme:
With the Hibakusha, Let Us Achieve a Nuclear Weapon-free, Peaceful and Just World – for the Future of the Humankind and Our Planet
Schedule & Timetable
International Meeting (August 3-4, Hiroshima JA Bldg.)
Procedure of the International Meeting:
- All panelists (introductory speakers) in each session are asked to speak for maximum 12 minutes. Those speaking from the floor are requested to observe 5-minute time limit, and questions and comments to the panelists should be limited to 2 minutes.
- Those wishing to take the floor are to raise their hands or submit a request paper to the chair.
Sunday, August 3
Opening Session (10:00-10:30)
- Opening remarks: Akiyama Masaomi, Chairperson, National Confederation of Trade Unions (Zenroren)
- Introduction of overseas delegates; Appointment of chairpersons
- Address of the Organizer: Noguchi Kunikazu,Co-Chair of Steering Committee,Organizing Committee of the World Conference against A and H Bombs
- Presentation of messages of solidarity(Heads of states, Hiroshima/Nagasaki mayors)
Session I (10:30-13:30)
Bringing the voices of the Hibakusha to the world:
Deepening the understanding and awareness of the inhumanity of nuclear weapons through the witnesses of Hiroshima/Nagasaki Hibakusha and nuclear test victims and the result of experts’ researches, and exploring the way to inform the international public of them; Developing the movement for achieving compensation and support for the victims and environmental remediation
Introductory Speakers:
- Reports from the Hibakusha on the A-Bomb damage and sufferings; Demands of the Hibakusha, achievement and challenges of the Hibakusha movements and their appeal the world:
- Kanamoto Hiroshi, Executive Board member,Japan Confederation ofA-and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo)
- Sakuma Kunihiko, Director General, Hibakusha Federation of A-Bomb Survivors
- Oya Masato, Professor emeritus, Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science
- Park Jung-soon, Busan Branch, Korea Atomic Bomb Victims Association
- Compensation and support for nuclear victims of the world: – Abacca Anjain-Maddison, former Senator from Rongelap, Marshall Islands
- Phạm Xuân Hưng, Vice President, Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA)
Q & A; Discussion
Lunch break (13:00-14:00)
Session II (14:00-16:30)
Achieving a nuclear weapon-free, peaceful and just world:
Opening the perspectives to achieve the elimination of nuclear weapons; Prohibition on the use and threat of nuclear weapons, strengthening and creation of nuclear weapon-free zones, overcoming “nuclear deterrence” theory, promoting the universalization of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and developing joint efforts between the U.N./national governments and civil society, looking to the 2026 NPT Review Conference and TPNW Review Conference and others.
Introductory Speakers:
Cooperation between the U.N., national governments and civil society:
Struggles in the nuclear-armed states and dependent countries
- Joseph Gerson, President, Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, U.S.A.
- Caroline Lucas, Vice President, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament/ former MP, Green Party, U.K.
- Roland Nivet, National Secretary, French Peace Movement
- Lee Jun Kyu, Peace researcher, Forum of Peace and Empathy, ROK
- Yasui Masakazu, Secretary General, Japan Council against A and H Bombs (Gensuikyo)
Q & A; Discussion
Break (10 min.)
Session III (16:40-18:00)
Solidarity and joint actions of civil society movements:
International joint actions to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons; Cooperation with peace movements on various issues (war, military expansion, foreign bases, etc.); Solidarity with other movements on energy & environment, Zero nuclear power, sustainable society, poverty and social gaps, human rights, gender equality and others
Introductory speakers:
- Ann Wright, Veterans for Peace/ Retired US Army Colonel, Retired US State Department Officer, U.S.A.
- Kerstin Bergeå, Chairman/President, Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society (SPAS)
- Mohamed Ezzeldine Abdel-Moneim, Ambassador of Egypt
- Duong Thi Nga, Representative, Vietnam Peace Committee
- Corazon Fabros, Co-President, International Peace Bureau (IPB)
Q & A; Discussion
Evening: Drafting Committee meeting (Time: 20:00 – )
Venue: Hiroshima Road Bldg. (3rd floor), 2-9-24 Hikarimachi, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima.
The International Meeting will adopt a “Declaration of the International Meeting” as the common will of the participants. All participating organizations from overseas are invited to send one representative to the Drafting Committee meeting to join Japanese drafting members to discuss the draft of the document on the evening of August 3. The approved draft will be presented to the Closing Session of the International Meeting on August 4 for adoption.
Monday, August 4
Session III (continued, 10:00-11:00)
Solidarity and joint actions of civil society movements
Closing Session (11:00-12:00)
Proposal and adoption of the Declaration of the International Meeting
Closing remarks
2025 World Conference against A and H Bombs – Hiroshima (August 4-6)
Monday, August 4
80th Anniversary Special Program in Hiroshima: Inheriting Hibakusha’s Experiences into the Future
(To be livestreamed online)
Time & Venue: 14:00-16:30, Green Arena, Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center
The aim of this forum is to achieve a nuclear weapon-free world and to inherit and disseminate Hibakusha’s experiences and messages. Focus will be on the surviving Hibakusha who have vivid memories (age 12-13, who were mobilized to work on building demolition on that day or in primary/junior high schools) and can speak on the consequences of the use of nuclear weapons. In addition to the Hibakusha, special guests and speakers may join the program as speakers.
Program:
Part 1: A-Bomb was dropped on Hiroshima
Greetings from Hiroshima
What happened to Hiroshima on that day
Testimonies of the Hibakusha:
- Yano Miyako (A-bombed at age 14 and girls’ middle school student)
- Park Jung-soon, Korea Atomic Bomb Victims Association (A-bombed at age 10)
- Mototani Ryoji (A-bombed at age 17 while working at a printing shop)
Part 2: Unknown suffering of the Hibakusha
- Takato Seiji on the “Black Rain” (age 4 at the time of the A-bombing)
- Mimura Masahiro, A-bombed in utero (His mother was 8-month pregnant)
Part 3: Inheriting Hibakusha’s experience: From Hibakusha to you, from you to the world
Inheriting Hibakusha movement :
- Relay messages by Hibakusha organizations in Hiroshima
- Song: “My Wish” (by Ujo Mariko, 5th grader)
- From international peace movement: Maribel Hernandes Sanchez, Alliance for Nuclear Disarmament, Spain
- New Japan Women’s Association Hiroshima Chapter
- High School Students Peace Seminar members/ High school students
Closing: Message from Hiroshima
Tuesday, August 5
Forums, Workshops and Field trips (14:00-16:30)
Forum II:
Towards a world without war and nuclear weapons – International solidarity among parliamentarians and citizens
*(Simultaneous ENG-JPN translation available)
Time and Venue: 09:30-12:00, Hiroshima JA Bldg. (Conference room on 10th floor) 4-7-3 Otemachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima. https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZP2nJdR2eNyRzJjL8
Panelists:
– Marc Botenga, Member of the European Parliament, Workers’ Party of Belgium
– Jeremy Corbyn, MP/ House of Commons, Peace & Justice Project, U.K.
– Kazuo Shii, MP/ House of Representatives, Japanese Communist Party
– Martin Schirdewan, MEP/ Co-Chair, The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL
– Ann Wright, Veterans for Peace/ CodePink/ Women for Peace/ Retired US Army
Colonel/ Retired State Department Officer, U.S.A.
Forum I:
Dialogue between governments and citizens for a nuclear weapon-free, peaceful and just world
*(Simultaneous ENG-JPN translation available)
Time/ Venue: 14:00-16:30, Hiroshima JA Bldg. (Conference Room on 10th floor), 4-7-3 Otemachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima. https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZP2nJdR2eNyRzJjL8
Panelists:
– Thomas Hajnoczi, Ambassador (retired) of Austria
– Gisela Garcia, Ambassador of Cuba to Japan
– Representative of Malaysia
– Joseph Gerson, President, Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, USA
– Yayoi Tsuchida, Assistant General Secretary, Gensuikyo, Japan
Workshop 1:
Getting Japan to join the TPNW
— Campaign for a Nuclear-Free Japan
Time/ Venue: 13:30-16:30, Hiroshima-ken Kenko Fukushi Center (Large seminar room on 8th floor), 1-6-29 Minami-machi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima.
Speakers:
– Maribel Hernandes Sanchez (Alliance for Nuclear Disarmament, Spain)
– France (TBC)
Workshop 2:
Achieving a nuclear weapon
— free and peaceful Japan and Asia
Time/ Venue: 13:30-16:30, Hiroshima-ken Joho Plaza (Multi-purpose Hall, B2), 3-7-47 Senda-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima.
Speakers:
– Kawata Tadaaki, Executive board member, Gensuikyo, Japan
– Ann Wright, Veterans for Peace/ CodePink/ Women for Peace/ Retired US Army Colonel/ Retired State Department Officer, U.S.A.
– Oh Mi-jeong, Solidarity for Peace and Reunification of Korea (SPARK), ROK
Workshop 3:
Disseminating the real A-bomb damage and sufferings of the Hibakusha;
Supporting and working in solidarity with them
Time/ Venue: 13:30-16:30, Co-op Kenko Plaza (Conference room, 5th floor), 16-19 Kannon-machi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima.
Workshop 4:
Stop war preparations and military expansion! Defend peace and people’s living!
Time/ Venue: 13:30-16:30, Hiroshima-shi Minami-ku Chiiki Fukushi Center (Minami-kuyakusho Annex), 1-4-46 Minami-machi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima.
Speakers:
– Tomas Magnusson, SPAS, Sweden
– TBC
Workshop 5: Young people’s forum
Time/ Venue: 13:30-16:30, Small Arena, Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center, 4-1 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima.
Speakers:
– Hiroshi TAKA, Representative Director, Japan Gensuikyo
– Sakuma Kunihiko, Director of Hiroshima Federation of A-Bomb Survivors
– Nino Burjanadze, Student organizer, Peace Action New York State, USA
– Lee Ki-Eun, Solidarity for Peace and Reunification of Korea (SPARK), ROK
‐ France
Workshop 6:
Culture of anti-nuclear peace
Time/ Venue: 13:30-16:30, Hall (3rd floor), Hiroshima Road Bldg., 2-9-24 Hikari-machi, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima.
Workshop 7:
Climate crisis; Energy policy and nuclear power
Time/ Venue: 13:30-16:30, Hiroshima-ken Shakai Fukushi Kaikan (Auditorium, 2nd floor), 12-27 Hijiyama-honmachi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima.
Workshop 8:
Learning space for parents and children
Time/ Venue: 13:30-16:30, Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center (former restaurant, 1st floor), 4-1 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima.
Field Trip 9:
Forum for Boys and Girls on Ninoshima Island
Time: 08:30-15:30
Meeting spot: Hiroshima Port (Ujina) Main Entrance
Field Trip 10:
Walking Tour of A-bomb Memorials
Time: 13:00 -16:30
Meeting spot: North side lawn of International Conference Center Hiroshima, Hiroshima Peace Park
Related event: High School Students Peace Forum and others
Wednesday, August 6
Morning:
Hiroshima City Peace Memorial Ceremony (Hiroshima Peace Park)
(Seats are limited)
2025 World Conference – Hiroshima/ Hiroshima Day Rally to Mark the 80th Anniversary of the A-bombing (To be livestreamed online)
Time & Venue: 10:30-13:00, Green Arena, Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center
Program:
Opening remarks
Introduction of overseas delegates
Keynote report by the organizer: Tomida Koji, Chair of the Drafting Committee
Message from Hiroshima Mayor
Greetings from the Hibakusha: Tanaka Soji, Executive Board member, Japan
Confederation of A-and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo)
Greetings from the guest speakers:
- Nakamitsu Izumi, Under-Secretary-General/ High Representative for
Disarmament Affairs, United Nations
- Enrique Ochoa, Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico (TBC)
- Alexander Kmentt, Ambassador/Director for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-proliferation Dept., Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Austria
- Representative of Malaysia (TBC)
Message of Solidarity: Kajita Hajime, Distinguished Professor of Univ. of Tokyo/ former President, Science Council of Japan (Video)
Song to mark the 80th anniversary of the A-bombing: “Now Together with You”
Session 1:
Achieving a world free of nuclear weapons:
People’s struggles in nuclear-armed states and nuclear dependent countries:
- Jeremy Corbyn, Peace and Justice Project/ MP/ Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, U.K.
- YANG Kyeung-soo, President, Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), ROK
Session 2:
Achieving a Japan to join the TPNW – Presentation of grass-roots struggles in Japan:
Proposal and adoption of the resolution in Hiroshima; Finale
Evening: Lantern floating ceremony (Motomachi Riverbank Park)
2025 World Conference against A and H Bombs – Nagasaki (August 7-9)
Thursday, August 7
Morning: Move from Hiroshima to Nagasaki by chartered buses
80th Anniversary Special Program in Nagasaki: Inheriting Hibakusha’s Experiences into the Future
(To be livestreamed online)
Time & Venue: 15:00-17:30, Nagasaki Shimin Kaikan Gymnasium)
The aim of this forum is to achieve a nuclear weapon-free world and to inherit and disseminate Hibakusha’s experiences and messages. Focus will be on the surviving Hibakusha who have vivid memories (age 12-13, who were mobilized to work on building demolition on that day or in primary/junior high schools) and can speak on the consequences of the use of nuclear weapons. In addition to the Hibakusha, special guests and speakers may join the program as speakers.
Program:
Part 1:
Reality and aftereffects of the Atomic bombing of Nagasaki
- Outline of the Nagasaki A-bombing
- Effects on humans shown on films and photos
Testimony of the Hibakusha
- Tanaka Terumi, Co-Chairperson, Nihon Hidankyo (age 13 on that day)
History of the Hibakusha movement in Nagasaki
- Concealed suffering of Hibakusha and closure of emergency aid stations in 1945; 10 years of neglect of the Hibakusha (by Otsuka Kazutoshi)
- Bikini hydrogen bomb test of 1954
- First World Conference against A and H Bombs in Hiroshima, 1955
- Second World Conference against A and H Bombs in Nagasaki, 1956
- Gensuikyo’s Delegation to the U.N. in 1974 and on President Kosasa of Nagasaki A-Bomb Survivors Council (by Yokoyama Teruko)
- Hibakusha’s speech at the United Nations in 1982
- A-Bomb Matsuya Lawsuit in 2000 (by Makiyama Keiko)
- Speeches delivered by the Hibakusha at the 2010 NPT Review Conference; International Hibakusha Appeal Signature Campaign
- Last message of Taniguchi Sumiteru
- Hibakusha speaking tour of Spain and France in 2025 (by Tanaka Shigemitsu)
Part 2:
Chorus: “Journey for Peace”, describing the life of Watanabe Chieko
Friday, August 8
Forum, Workshops, Field trips (09:30-15:00)
Special Program:
For Supporting People of Gaza & Achieving a Peaceful, Nuclear-Free Middle East
– Egyptian Ambassador speaks
Time/ Venue: 13:00-14:00, Nakabe Auditorium, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki.
Speaker:
– Mohamed Ezzeldine Abdel-Moneim, Ambassador of Egypt/ Professor, Port-Said University
Forum I:
Dialogue between governments and citizens for a nuclear weapon-free, peaceful and just world
*(Simultaneous ENG-JPN translation available)
Time/ Venue: 14:00-16:30, Nakabe Auditorium, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki.
Panelists:
– Mohamed Ezzeldine Abdel-Moneim, Ambassador of Egypt/ Professor, Port-Said University
– Representative of Malaysia (TBC)
– Jeremy Corbyn, MP/ Vice President, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), U.K.
– Joseph Gerson, President, Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, USA
– Yayoi Tsuchida, Assistant General Secretary, Gensuikyo, Japan
Workshop 1:
Getting Japan to join the TPNW
— Campaign for a Nuclear-Free Japan
Time/ Venue: 09:30-15:00, Nagasaki-ken Sogo Fukushi Center (Main Hall, 5th floor), 3-24 Morimachi, Nagasaki.
Workshop 2:
Achieving a nuclear weapon-free and peaceful Japan and Asia
Time/ Venue: 09:30-15:00, Chitose Pia Hall, 5-1 Chitose-machi, Nagasaki.
Speakers:
– Ann Wright, Veterans for Peace/ CodePink/ Women for Peace/ Retired US Army Colonel/ Retired State Department Officer
– People’s Solidarity for Social Progress, ROK
Workshop 3:
Disseminating information and situations of the Hibakusha/ nuclear victims;
Supporting and working in solidarity with them
Time/ Venue: 09:30-15:00, Seminar Room 1&2, Amarans (Nagasaki Shimin Kaikan 1st floor) 5-1 Uonomachi, Nagasaki.
Speakers:
– Hara Reiko, Hibakusha Counselor
– Park Jung-soon, Busan Branch, Korea Atomic Bomb Victims Association
– Abacca Anjain-Maddison, former Senator/ Representative of Rongelap people, Marshall Islands
– Mr. Phạm Xuân Hưng, Vice President, Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA)
Workshop 4: Stop war preparations and military expansion! Defend peace and people’s living!
Time/ Venue: 09:30-15:00, Nagasaki University Ecological Science Department (A-21, Ecological Science Bldg, 2nd floor), 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki.
Speakers:
– Akiyama Masaomi, President, National Confederation of Trade Unions (Zenroren)
– Marc Botenga, Member of the European Parliament, Workers’ Party of Belgium
Workshop 5: Young people’s forum
Time/ Venue: 09:30-15:00, 3F Gymnasium, Nagasaki Shimin Kaikan, 5-1 Uonomachi, Nagasaki.
Speakers:
– Hiroshi TAKA, Co-Chair, Steering Committee of the World Conference
– Imamichi Shinobu, Nagasaki A-Bomb Survivors Council
Workshop 6:
Culture of anti-nuclear peace
Time/ Venue: 13:30-16:30, Nagasaki University School of Education (41 room on 4th floor), 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki.
Workshop 7:
Climate crisis; Energy policy and nuclear power
Time/ Venue: 09:30-15:00, Nagasaki University Katafuchi Campus, 4-2-1 Katafuchi, Nagasaki.
Speakers:
– Takemoto Masahiro, Professional diver/ Ecologist
– Caroline Lucas, former Green MP, CND Vice President, U.K.
– Noguchi Kunikazu, Co-Chair, Steering Committee of the World Conference
Workshop 8:
Learning space for parents and children
Time/ Venue: 10:00-15:00, Nagasaki Shimin Kaikan (B1 Exhibition Hall) 5-1 Uonomachi, Nagasaki.
Field Trip 9:
Exploring Sasebo US/Japanese Naval Base (TBC)
Time: 08:30 – 15:00
Meeting spot: Chartered Bus Parking at East Exit of JR Nagasaki Station
Field Trip 10: Tour A-Bomb Architectures (in small groups) (TBC)
Time: 14:30 – 18:30
Meeting spots:
Group A: Ryojun Kaikan (2F), Nagasaki Univ. Medical School (200 people)
Groupe B: Auditorium (BF), Nagasaki A-Bomb Survivors Council (100 people)
Field Trip 11: Peace Forum for Girls and Boys in Nagasaki (TBC)
Time: 15:30-18:30
Saturday, August 9
2025 World Conference – Nagasaki/ Nagasaki Day Rally to Mark the 80th Anniversary of the A-bombing (To be livestreamed online)
Time & Venue: 10:30-13:00, Nagasaki Shimin Kaikan Gymnasium)
Program:
Opening remarks
Introduction of overseas delegates
Keynote report by the organizer: Tomida Koji, Chair of the Drafting Committee
Message from Nagasaki Mayor (video)
Minute of silence at 11:02
Message from the Hibakusha (video): Tanaka Shigemitsu, Co-Chair, Nihon Hidankyo
Messages from national/local governments, international organizations
- Representative of Malaysia
- Mohamed Ezzeldine Abdel-Moneim,Ambassador of Egypt/ Professor, Port-Said University
- Marc Botenga, Member of European Parliament, Workers’ Party of Belgium
- Caroline Lucas, former Green Member of Parliament/ Vice President, CND, U.K.
Message of Solidarity: Kajita Hajime, Distinguished Professor, University of Tokyo/ former President, Science Council of Japan (Video)
Song: “Hibakusha’s Aspirations Changed the World”
Session 1:
Achieving a world free of nuclear weapons
— People’s struggles in nuclear-armed and dependent countries
Session 2:
Achieving a Japan to join the TPNW – Presentation of grass-roots struggles in Japan and Peace Marchers
Proposal and adoption of the conference statement
Closing
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Thanks & Farewell Party for Overseas Delegates
Date/Time: 17:30- August 9
Venue: Restaurant “Le Chef”, 3rd floor, Nagasaki City Office, 4-1 Uonomachi, Nagasaki
Events Associated with the World Conference against A & H Bombs
(August 3-9)
August 3
Scientists Forum: Militarization of Academia and Nuclear Weapons Abolition
Time & Venue: 13:30-16:30 (Online event; Registration necessary)
Registration: https://forms.gle/yW2dewYcDM13wKAE8
Organizer: Scientists Forum Organizing Committee
August 5
International Trade Union Forum for a Peaceful and Just World without Nuclear Weapons
Date/Time & Venue: 10:00-12:00, Hiroshima Information Plaza “Multi-purpose Hall” on the 2nd basement
Organizer: National Confederation of Trade Unions (Zenroren), Tel: 03-5842-5611
E-Mail: move@zenroren.gr.jp
No Nukes! Women’s Forum 2025 in Hiroshima
Date/Time & Venue: 18:00-19:45, Small Arena, Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center
Organizers: Women’s Forum 2025 Organizing Committee (Tel: 03-3814-9141) and Hiroshima Organizing Committee (Tel: 082-263-0402)
August 8
Ring Link Zero – Symposium of Japanese and International Youth
Date/Time & Venue: 16:00-17:30 (following Workshop 5), Nagasaki Shimin Kaikan Gymnasium
Organizer: Ring Link Zero Organizing Committee (Tel: 03-5772-5701)
Full information: https://antiatom.org/antiatom55e/wc2024top/
Logistic Information:https://antiatom.org/antiatom55e/wc2024top/logistic-information/