Establishment of the Atomic Bomb Survivors' Assistance Act (July 1995)

From the Preamble:

Here, on the 50th anniversary of the atomic bombings, we renew our resolve to the absolute abolition of nuclear weapons together with our prayer for a world of lasting peace where the horrors of the atomic bombings are never repeated, and, as the responsibility of our nation and in light of the fact that the effects wrought upon human health by radiation caused by the bombings are a unique kind of damage from which differs from other damages of war, we hereby establish this law to implement comprehensive health, medical, and welfare assistance measures for the aging Hibakusha as well as to, as a nation, keep a record of the precious lives lost to the atomic bombings.

Article 41:

We shall keep a record of the precious lives lost to the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and, in the hopes of lasting peace, work to deepen national understanding of the horrors nuclear weapons, pass down the experiences of the bombing to our future generations, and memorialize those lost to the bombings.

Supplementary resolution from the Committee on Health and Welfare:

Together with planning for a swift establishment of a facility to console the victims of the atomic bombings, we will work to make the facility one which the Hibakusha and the bereaved families of the victims will approve.