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Visitors pray at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2026
Nihon Hidankyo hears calls to pass cause to second generation
About 80 hibakusha, survivors of the atomic bombings, and other representatives of constituent groups from across Japan attended the meeting in Tokyo.
Misaki Katayama, a University of Tokyo graduate student, conducts peace education workshops using the game Minecraft on July 11 in Tokyo’s Bunkyo Ward.
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2026
Minecraft workshops build understanding of cityscapes before atomic bombings
University of Tokyo graduate student Misaki Katayama, 27, who researches peace education, has been holding the two-day workshops in Hiroshima and Nagasaki since 2023.
Members discuss the future of Nihon Hidankyo during the organization's annual general meeting in Tokyo in June.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 18, 2026
Aging of hibakusha puts Nihon Hidankyo at crossroads
The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations plans to decide by next summer whether to dissolve or continue its activities.
Nihon Hidankyo co-chair Terumi Tanaka (second from right) and other officials hold a news conference in Nagasaki on Monday, marking the 70th anniversary of the group's founding.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2026
Nihon Hidankyo renews call for world without nuclear weapons
The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, held a news conference in Nagasaki on the 70th anniversary of the group’s establishment.
Chiyoko Iwanaga (right), a survivor of the atomic bombing, and others hold a news conference after meeting with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Nagasaki on Sunday.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2026
Prime Minister Takaichi urged to recognize more hibakusha
Some people who were exposed to radiation from the bomb have not been officially recognized as hibakusha because they were outside locations designated as being in the blast zone.
Tadako Kawazoe, chair of the A-Bombs Survivors Liaison Council of the Nagasaki Peace Action Center, gives a speech in New York in April prior to a rally calling for abolition of nuclear weapons.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2026
Nagasaki hibakusha urges pursuit of peace, not war preparations
Now 82, Tadako Kawazoe was a toddler when the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945.
Minoru Hasebe poses for a photo while wearing a Carp hat in his backyard in Hiroshima.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 8, 2026
Former Carp catcher wishes for peace 81 years after atomic bomb
During Hasebe’s seven years as catcher, he saw his team grow amid struggles and felt the enthusiasm of Hiroshima residents for reviving the city.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with Hiroshi Harada, head of the Hiroshima Prefectural Confederation of A-bomb Survivors Organizations, on Thursday in Hiroshima.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2026
Hibakusha groups urge government to support a nuclear arms ban treaty
Hibakusha group officials said?the government has not actively engaged in peace diplomacy or shown enthusiasm about eliminating nuclear weapons.
Kayoko Mori (left) holds a portrait of Shigeaki Mori, together with Robert Tatalovich, a relative of a U.S. serviceman killed in the atomic bombing, in the city of Hiroshima on June 3.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 7, 2026
Historian’s wife continues his research on U.S. captives in Hiroshima
Shigeaki Mori became famous when he hugged then U.S. President Barack Obama in Hiroshima in 2016. Since his death, Kayoko Mori has continued his work.
Takeshi Shibata (middle) directs Masahiro Motoki on the set of “The Man Who Carries the Voice of August.” Shibata says he hopes the film can help viewers around the world understand hibakusha and “the threat of nuclear weapons.”
CULTURE / Film
Aug 6, 2026
‘The Man Who Carries the Voice of August’ explores the fragile legacy of the hibakusha
A journalist’s effort to record hibakusha testimonies raises questions about memory, truth and survival.
Makoto Matsumura (left), head of the Hiroshima Prefectural Medical Association, and Keiko Hiyama, the association's executive director, during an interview in the city of Hiroshima on July 23
JAPAN / Society
Aug 6, 2026
As hibakusha age, storytelling mantle passes to the next generation
As the number of living witnesses declines, the Hiroshima Prefectural Medical Association is working to pass on their oral history through second-generation speakers.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi holds a news conference at the Diet building on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2026
Shinjiro Koizumi backs nuke-free world after controversy
The defense minister’s proposal last month for debates without any taboos on nuclear policy sparked criticism, including among hibakusha atomic bomb survivors.
Through “peace tours,” tour operator Sokoiko leads visitors through Hiroshima by electric bike, tracing the city’s story from its tragic past to its postwar recovery.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Aug 4, 2026
81 years on: Pedaling through Hiroshima’s history on two wheels
“Peace tours” offer participants a glimpse of life in the city before, during and after the U.S atomic bombing of 1945.
Yoshinori Omura (second from right), chair of the second-generation committee of Nihon Hidankyo, presents a survey on hibakusha second-generation issues at the organization's general assembly in Tokyo on June 17.
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2026
2,000 children of A-bomb survivors support Hidankyo movement
Members of organizations cooperating with Nihon Hidankyo have held exhibitions on the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, collected signatures and shared their parents’ stories.
A man looks at the preserved Atomic Bomb Dome from an observation point near the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2026
Number of hibakusha drops to 91,105
The average age of hibakusha rose from 86.13 to 86.66.
Nihon Hidankyo co-chair Terumi Tanaka (center) speaks during the group's annual meeting in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2026
As hibakusha numbers dwindle, Nihon Hidankyo to vote on group’s future in 2027
Over the past few years, the group has discussed its own future, with some saying that the organization “will cease to exist if hibakusha are no longer here with us.”
Toshiyuki Mimaki (right) is stepping down as the head of the Hiroshima Prefectural Confederation of A-bomb Sufferers Organization.
JAPAN
May 31, 2026
Hiroshima hibakusha group’s head, Mimaki, steps down
Hiroshi Harada, 86, deputy leader of the group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors and former head of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, will succeed Mimaki.
Masao Tomonaga (far right), an 82-year-old doctor who was exposed to the atomic bomb in Nagasaki, and others speak to reporters in the city on Saturday.
JAPAN
May 24, 2026
Hidankyo voices disappointment as nuclear nonproliferation talks fail
The NPT review conference failed to adopt a final document for the third consecutive meeting due chiefly to differences over Iran’s nuclear development program.
Jiro Hamasumi (center), secretary-general of Nihon Hidankyo, stands alongside the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Monday.
JAPAN
May 2, 2026
Hiroshima A-bomb survivor calls for abolition of ‘devil’s weapons’ at U.N.
Jiro Hamasumi, secretary-general of 91AV原创 leading group of atomic bomb survivors, was exposed to the bomb while still in his mother’s womb in Hiroshima.
Hibakusha and others march in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York on Sunday.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2026
In New York, hibakusha call for nuclear weapons abolition
More than 200 hibakusha and other people marched for a kilometer to the U.N. headquarters in Midtown Manhattan.
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