As numbers of atomic bomb survivors decline, can such deeply personal, traumatic memories truly be passed on to someone who did not live through them?
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The voices of the Hibakusha offer not only memory, but also moral clarity in an age of growing peril.
In the wake of the US attacks, the international community asked itself how it could ensure that such horrors were never repeated.
Nihon Hidankyo is not alone in winning the Nobel peace prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.
Like the Japanese atomic survivors who were awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, Godzilla has a message to share.
As Japanese victims struggled to process the nuclear attack, many turned to religion. The way they understood the horror still has consequences today.
The hibakusha (survivors) of the 1945 bombings have been among the most tireless campaigners for the treaty. The Japanese government, however, has not supported it.
Though it causes great personal pain, Hiroshima’s last remaining orphans still want the world to hear their stories, 75 years on.
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