MR. SAWACHIKA : ....I was in my office. I had just entered the room
and said "Good morning." to colleagues and I was about to
approach my desk when outside it suddenly turned bright red. I
felt very hot on my cheeks....As soon as I cried, I felt weightless as if I were an
astronaut....I went to the windows to find out where the bombing had taken
place. And I saw the mushroom cloud over the gas company. The
sound and shock somehow suggested that the bomb had been dropped
right over the gas company. I still had no idea what had
happened. And I kept looking towards the gas company....As they came to us,
they held their hands aloft. They looked like they were ghosts....It's a sad reality that the smell human beings produce when they are burned is the same as that of the dried squid when
it is grilled. The squid - we like so much to eat. It was a
strange feeling, a feeling that I had never had before. I can
still remember that smell quite clearly....

INTERVIEWER : How many patients did you treat on August 6?
ANSWER : Well, at least 2 or 3 thousands on that very day if you
include those patients whom I gave all directions to. I felt
that as if once that day started, it never ended. I had to keep
on and on treating the patients forever. It was the longest day
of my life....
I learned that the nuclearweapons which gnaw the minds and bodies of human beings shouldnever be used. Even the slightest idea using nuclear arms shouldbe completely exterminated the minds of human beings. Otherwise,we will repeat the same tragedy. And we will never stop beingashamed of ourselves.