Priests from several religions pray for the victims of the atomic bomb in Nagasaki upon the 60th anniversary. Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images August 4, 2022 Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki left survivors wrestling with spiritual questions – here’s how Buddhists and Catholics responded Yuki Miyamoto, DePaul University As Japanese victims struggled to process the nuclear attack, many turned to religion. The way they understood the horror still has consequences today.
Eugene Hoshiko/AP October 26, 2020 ‘I still cannot get over it’: 75 years after Japan atomic bombs, a nuclear weapons ban treaty is finally realised Gwyn McClelland, University of New England 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.
US National Archives January 2, 2019 ‘They died with stones in their mouths’: Hiroshima’s last survivors tell their stories Elizabeth Chappell, The Open University Though it causes great personal pain, Hiroshima’s last remaining orphans still want the world to hear their stories, 75 years on.