Hiroshima Mayor Matsui gives interview ahead of Aug. 6

Hiroshima Mayor Matsui gives interview ahead of Aug. 6

Photo shows Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui in an exclusive interview with Kyodo News in the western Japan city on July 29, 2015. Matsui said he hopes people will understand and accept the significance of atomic bomb survivors' testimonies. He said many of them chose not to speak out because of discrimination and the strain of digging up their painful memories. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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