President Donald Trump has been invited to visit the Hiroshima site by its mayor, Kazumi Matsui, to “see the reality of the atomic bombing and feel the spirit of Hiroshima” after Trump likened the U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear sites as “essentially the same thing” as the attacks on Japan nearly 80 years ago that ended World War II.
“It seems to me that he does not fully understand the reality of the atomic bombings, which, if used, take the lives of many innocent citizens, regardless of whether they were friend or foe, and threaten the survival of the human race,” Matsui told reporters Wednesday, according to The Japan Times.
“I wish that President Trump would visit the bombed area to see the reality of the atomic bombing and feel the spirit of Hiroshima, and then make statements,” he added.
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