Tag Archives: Hiroshima/Nagasaki

Hiroshima and the Inheritance of Trauma via The New Yorker

Posted on 2014/08/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] “Radiation! Heat! The wind from the bomb!” When Shoji began to describe her recollections from August 6, 1945, she took on a staccato pattern of speech, gesticulating rapidly. A tiny woman with pixie-gray hair and a sweet, flushed face, … Continue reading →

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August Special via NHK World

Posted on 2014/08/09 by norma field

Each August, Japan commemorates the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. NHK WORLD TV, which hopes for a world free of nuclear weapons, brings you the following special programs. Downwinders After World War II, the United States conducted nearly 1,000 … Continue reading →

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Fukushima revives A-bomb trauma via Albuquerque Journal

Posted on 2014/08/09 by norma field

Amy Goodman The day before my meeting with Koji Hosokawa, I sat down in Tokyo to interview Kenzaburo Oe, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was 10 years old in 1945. “When Japan experienced the bombings of Hiroshima … Continue reading →

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The Atomic Bomb, Then and Now via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2014/08/07 by norma field

Sixty-nine years ago, the United States dropped the first atomic bombs on Japan — Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 — killing over a quarter of a million people. General Dwight D. Eisenhower and other … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima marks 69th anniversary of atomic bombing via ABC

Posted on 2014/08/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Tens of thousands of people have gathered for peace ceremonies in Hiroshima marking the 69th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the city, as anti-nuclear sentiment runs high in Japan. Bells tolled as ageing survivors, relatives, government officials and … Continue reading →

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The Radiation That Makes People Invisible: A Global Hibakusha Perspective via The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus

Posted on 2014/08/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Radiation makes people invisible. We know that exposure to radiation can be deleterious to one’s health; can cause sickness and even death when received in high doses. But it does more. People who have been exposed to radiation, or even … Continue reading →

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Nuclear convoy in Glasgow after midnight via Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Posted on 2014/07/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A convoy of more than 20 military vehicles drove through the centre of Glasgow on the M74 shortly after midnight last night. The convoy included four special lorries which transport Trident nuclear bombs. The convoy was stopped for one hour … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Daiichi: From Nuclear Power Plant to Nuclear Weapon via Global Research

Posted on 2014/05/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

*This article, published on June 13, 2012, highlights the dangers of radiation exposure and nuclear reactors, in stark contrast to the recent report by UNSCEAR and related articles that downplay the radiation effects: Overreaction and Stress, Not Cancer and Radiation, … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors seek early abolition of nuclear weapons via The Japan Times

Posted on 2014/04/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

NEW YORK – The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki reiterated their calls Tuesday for international efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons. “Even now, after a quarter of a century has passed since the end of the Cold War, there still exist … Continue reading →

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Fukushima’s radiation victims via Deutsche Welle (DW)

Posted on 2014/04/08 by norma field

The residents of the evacuated Japanese town of Namie near the crippled nuclear plant in Fukushima were contaminated with radiation. They have now taken the responsibility for their health into their own hands. […] When Minako Fujiwara tells the story … Continue reading →

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