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59: Hiroshima, 75 years after the atomic bomb w/ Peter Chordas
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The people alive today who survived the bombing of Hiroshima, and the subsequent destruction of Nagasaki, are known in Japanese as hibakusha. But 75 years on from the bombing, the number of survivors able to tell their stories is dwindling as they grow old and die.
Japan Times contributor and Hiroshima resident Peter Chordas joins to discuss the effects of the bomb on the city, and how those survivors' legacies are being preserved. Hosted by Oscar Boyd.
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Japan Times contributor and Hiroshima resident Peter Chordas joins to discuss the effects of the bomb on the city, and how those survivors' legacies are being preserved. Hosted by Oscar Boyd.
Read more:
- Is time running out to preserve Japan’s A-bomb legacy? (Peter Chordas, The Japan Times)
- Sharing Hiroshima's legacy in the age of COVID-19 (Peter Chordas, The Japan Times)
- Shinzo Hamai's Peace Declaration for the City of Hiroshima (City of Hiroshima)
- Hiroshima marks 75th atomic bomb anniversary, calls for unity amid pandemic (Kyodo, The Japan Times)
- Nearly 80% of A-bomb survivors struggle to pass on experiences (Kyodo, The Japan Times)
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