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| Keywords: J-cenotaph.jpg en wikipedia 2010 February 10 Sekicho and released into the public domain Rest in peace for _____ will not repeat the mistake It is noteworthy that though the original Japanese is ambiguous about the subject the sentence is not passive Controversy Over the years there has been some controversy over the meaning of the inscription on the Hiroshima cenotaph particularly in regards as to what the 'mistake' was and who would be making the pledge Pro peace camps have taken the inscription to be a message pledging that Japan will not repeat its acts of historic aggression while anti-Japanese camps Japanese regard the inscription as reading that Japan will not repeat the mistakes that lead to its defeat and/or the bombing of Hiroshima An alternative translation of the above reads Let all the souls here rest in peace; For we shall not repeat the transgression Cenotaph Hiroshima Anti-Militarism Supporters of the inscription being a statement against militarism and war have drawn attention to the links between the cenotaph and Hiroshima's former Mayor Hamai Shinzo who is thought to have heavily influenced its wording Everyone visiting and praying before the Cenotaph takes part of responsibility for the past evil comitted by Japan by means of making an apology for it and taking a pledge never again to repeat the same sin of militarism and aggression æµ äº•ä¿¡ä¸‰ Hamai Shinzo Mayor of Hiroshima 1947- 1955 1959-1967 Supporters of the engraving being anti-militaristic also point towards several attempts by nationalists who have on at least two separate occasions attempted to vandalize the cenotaph by removing the word 'mistake' from it en wikipedia Logan CommonsHelper 2003-11-23 Sekicho wikipedia en Sekicho May 2007 Original upload log page en wikipedia J-cenotaph jpg 2003-11-23 01 19 Sekicho 384×544× 40407 bytes <nowiki>Hiroshima atomic bomb memorial cenotaph</nowiki> Hiroshima Cenotaph | ||||
