Survivors of the atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, are using the recognition to intensify their call for nuclear disarmament.
Survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki say being recognized with a Nobel Peace Prize has given them a new incentive to push for nuclear disarmament ahead of the 80th anniversary next year of the attacks. Terumi Tanaka, one of the representatives of this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner Nihon Hidankyo, or the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, attended a press conference at Japan National Press Club Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, in Tokyo.
Tanaka, who survived the atomic attack on Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, said, 'I felt like I needed to work even harder on what I had done so far.' Tanaka, 92, was speaking at a press conference in Tokyo on Tuesday after returning from Oslo where he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize award on behalf of Nihon Hidankyo. Next year marks 'a significant milestone of 80 years' since the end of World War II, Tanaka, who is co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, said. 'I believe it is important to focus on the next 10 years and strengthen the movement moving forward,' he added. 'I would like to lead a big movement of testimonials.' 'What else is there for Japan, the only country to have suffered atomic attacks, to do other than leading the nuclear disarmament?' That’s what Tanaka said he will ask Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who supports nuclear deterrence, when they are expected to meet in January. Japan, protected under the U.S. nuclear umbrella, has refused to sign the
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