Monthly Letter No. 44 (November 2024)

Description

The November 2024 issue (No. 44) of the Monthly Letter published by the Japan Chapter of the International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF).

This issue features the "Peace Bell" (a sister bell) located in the Expo'70 Commemorative Park in Suita City, Osaka, near the "Tower of the Sun" monument by Taro Okamoto. It provides the history of the bell, which was cast as a stand-in for the original Peace Bell donated to the United Nations Headquarters by Chiyoji Nakagawa in 1954. It also highlights the annual bell-ringing ceremony held in commemoration of the International Day of Peace.