Japanese football team honours Nagasaki victims with ‘Pray for Peace’ kit

Some 70 years on from one of the biggest tragedies of the Second World War, a Japanese football club are demonstrating their commitment to peace with a commemorative kit.

The cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima were hit by nuclear attacks in 1945, and second-tier club V-Varen Nagasaki have paid tribute to the victims with a 'Pray for Peace' kit, launched with manufacturer Hummel. The design combines the city's famous peace statue, unveiled by sculptor Seibo Kitamura in 1955, alongside an origami crane. https://twitter.com/hummelUK/status/631535314239000576 "I think playing with this uniform is very significant," said head coach Takuya Takagi, a former striker who scored 27 goals for the Japanese national team. "However, the more important thing I felt is that we can play football, and that many supporters can come to the stadium to enjoy football.” Photo credit: Hummel