Peace activities is one of the major events in Japan in summer season. Consumer Co-ops and many other Japanese peacekeepers look back on the history of Japan’s war and atomic bombings and holds relays and peace march through all prefectures across Japan to carry the campaign for a nuclear weapons free world.

On July 5, in extremely hot weather, the members of Osaka Palcoop took the street with an impressive peace relay to convey citizens displeasure about nuclear weapons.

The moderator of the event gave an opening greetings touching on security-related laws established last year by the United Nations and lamented that even though these laws have been enforced, yet nuclear test is still being performed in the world. He further mentioned that for the realization of the "Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Convention”, aiming at a world without nuclear weapons, terrorism and war, and to provide a safe place for human settlement, it is the responsibility of all people to work hard.

Participants wore tshirts, ornaments and banners and marched happily and energetically receiving waving and cheers from people on the roadside.

There was also a mini-concert by female vocal group "SANTA ☆ MARIA" from the Kansai area which was joined byhel everyone in the gathering.