核禁条約批准、強く求める　被爆者団体、安倍首相と面談―広島

　広島の被爆者７団体は６日、広島市内のホテルで安倍晋三首相と面談し、核兵器禁止条約への署名・批准を強く求めた。広島県原爆被害者団体協議会（県被団協）の箕牧智之理事長代行（７８）は「被爆７５年というメモリアルのチャンス。被爆者に希望を与えてほしい」と訴えた。
　首相は「アプローチは異なるものの、条約が目指す核廃絶というゴールはわが国も共有している」と説明。「核軍縮進展に向けた国際的な議論を積極的にリードする」と述べた。
　別の県被団協の佐久間邦彦理事長（７５）は「黒い雨」訴訟の原告全員を被爆者と認めた広島地裁判決への控訴を断念するよう要望。同席した加藤勝信厚生労働相は「真摯（しんし）に受け止め、県、市、関係省庁とも協議し対応を決めたい」と述べるにとどめた。（2020/08/06-11:55）

Seven groups of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima strongly urged Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday to sign and ratify the U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty.
   The 75th anniversary on the day of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city is a "good opportunity" for the government to meet the hibakusha demand, Toshiyuki Mimaki, 78, acting head of one of the groups, said at a meeting with the prime minister. "We want the government to give hope to hibakusha," Mimaki stressed.
   "Although we have a different approach, our country shares the same goal with the treaty of abolishing nuclear weapons," Abe said. "We'll proactively lead international discussions to advance nuclear disarmament efforts."
   Kunihiko Sakuma, 75, head of another hibakusha group, demanded the government refrain from appealing a recent ruling by Hiroshima District Court that recognized all plaintiffs in the "black rain" lawsuit as hibakusha.
   Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Katsunobu Kato, who also attended the meeting, said his ministry takes the ruling seriously and will decide its response after consulting with the Hiroshima prefectural and city governments, as well as other related government agencies.