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The Mainichi
01-07-2025
- General
- The Mainichi
Anti-nuke group ICAN honors children killed by WWII A-bombs
GENEVA (Kyodo) -- A Nobel Peace Prize-winning nongovernmental organization launched an online memorial Tuesday for children who died in the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the attacks in the closing days of World War II. The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons said, quoting authorities of the Japanese cities, that an estimated 38,000 children were killed in the bombings on Aug. 6 and Aug. 9 of 1945. The new platform, called the Children's Peace Memorial, provides profiles of 426 such children "to remind the world of the horrific impacts of nuclear weapons," and encourages visitors to make paper cranes and send them to countries that have not yet joined the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The Geneva-based organization said the memorial highlights the urgency of universal adherence to the treaty, which entered into force in 2021, but has not been joined yet by many countries such as Japan. One of the 426 victims is Yasuyoshi Amano from Hiroshima, who was inside his junior high school building, located some 900 meters from ground zero, at the time of the attack. The 13-year-old suffered several injuries, especially a "gaping wound under his ear that bled profusely," the website said. Two days after the bombing, his mother and grandmother realized they could not save him. ICAN has stressed the urgency of preserving the testimony of atomic-bombing survivors, or hibakusha, noting that their average age is 86. "We must eliminate nuclear weapons before they eliminate us," it has said. The atomic bombs that exploded over Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed an estimated 140,000 and 74,000 people, respectively, by the end of 1945, according to the cities.
Japan Today
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Japan Today
Online memorial launched for children dead in Hiroshima, Nagasaki
Some 38,000 children died in the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 A Nobel Prize-winning anti-nuclear group launched an online memorial Tuesday for the 38,000 children who died in the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ahead of the 80th anniversary next month. It features more than 400 profiles with details of the children's lives, "their agonising deaths and the grief of surviving family members," said the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) in a statement. "By sharing their heart-wrenching stories, we hope to honor their memories and spur action for the total abolition of nuclear weapons -- an increasingly urgent task given rising global tensions," it said. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on each Japanese city on August 6 and 9, 1945 -- the only times nuclear weapons have been used in warfare. Japan surrendered days later. Around 140,000 people died in Hiroshima and around 74,000 others in Nagasaki including many who survived the explosions but died later from radiation exposure. Out of around 210,000 victims, around 38,000 were children, said the ICAN, citing Hiroshima and Nagasaki officials. Washington has never apologized for the bombings. Clicking a crane icon, visitors to the online platform can read the children's profiles, with photos of 132 children out of 426, ranging in age from infants to teenagers. Among them is Tadako Tameno, who died in agony aged 13 in the arms of her mother two days after the Hiroshima atomic bombing. Six children in the Mizumachi family were killed in the Nagasaki atomic bombing. Only one girl, Sachiko, 14, survived. The initiative comes after U.S. President Donald Trump last week likened Washington's strike on Iran's nuclear facilities to the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs. "Actually, if you look at Hiroshima, if you look at Nagasaki, you know that ended a war too," Trump said in The Hague. This prompted anger from survivors and a small demonstration in Hiroshima. The city's assembly passed a motion condemning remarks that justify the use of atomic bombs. Israel's ambassador to Japan, Gilad Cohen, will attend this year's ceremony in Nagasaki, local media reported. Cohen, together with the envoys of several Western nations including the United States, boycotted last year's event after comments by the city's mayor about Gaza. Russia's ambassador will attend the Nagasaki ceremony, the first time its representative has been invited since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NHK reported. However, Nikolay Nozdrev will not attend the 80th anniversary event three days earlier on August 6, the broadcaster said, citing the Russian embassy. ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017. Last year, it was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors. © 2025 AFP
New Straits Times
01-07-2025
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Online memorial for children who died in Hiroshima, Nagasaki
TOKYO: A Nobel Prize-winning anti-nuclear group launched an online memorial Tuesday for the 38,000 children who died in the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ahead of the 80th anniversary next month. It features more than 400 profiles with details of the children's lives, "their agonising deaths and the grief of surviving family members," said the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) in a statement. "By sharing their heart-wrenching stories, we hope to honour their memories and spur action for the total abolition of nuclear weapons -- an increasingly urgent task given rising global tensions," it said. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on each Japanese city on August 6 and 9, 1945 -- the only times nuclear weapons have been used in warfare. Japan surrendered days later. Around 140,000 people died in Hiroshima and around 74,000 others in Nagasaki including many who survived the explosions but died later from radiation exposure. Out of around 210,000 victims, around 38,000 were children, said the ICAN, citing Hiroshima and Nagasaki officials. Washington has never apologised for the bombings. Clicking a crane icon, visitors to the online platform can read the children's profiles, with photos of 132 children out of 426, ranging in age from infants to teenagers. Among them is Tadako Tameno, who died in agony aged 13 in the arms of her mother two days after the Hiroshima atomic bombing. Six children in the Mizumachi family were killed in the Nagasaki atomic bombing. Only one girl, Sachiko, 14, survived. The initiative comes after US President Donald Trump last week likened Washington's strike on Iran's nuclear facilities to the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs. "Actually, if you look at Hiroshima, if you look at Nagasaki, you know that ended a war too," Trump said in The Hague. This prompted anger from survivors and a small demonstration in Hiroshima. The city's assembly passed a motion condemning remarks that justify the use of atomic bombs. Israel's ambassador to Japan, Gilad Cohen, will attend this year's ceremony in Nagasaki, local media reported. Cohen, together with the envoys of several Western nations including the United States, boycotted last year's event after comments by the city's mayor about Gaza. Russia's ambassador will attend the Nagasaki ceremony, the first time its representative has been invited since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NHK reported. However, Nikolay Nozdrev will not attend the 80th anniversary event three days earlier on August 6, the broadcaster said, citing the Russian embassy. ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017. Last year, it was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors. - AFP
New Straits Times
01-07-2025
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Online memorial for children dead in Hiroshima, Nagasaki
TOKYO: A Nobel Prize-winning anti-nuclear group launched an online memorial Tuesday for the 38,000 children who died in the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ahead of the 80th anniversary next month. It features more than 400 profiles with details of the children's lives, "their agonising deaths and the grief of surviving family members," said the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) in a statement. "By sharing their heart-wrenching stories, we hope to honour their memories and spur action for the total abolition of nuclear weapons -- an increasingly urgent task given rising global tensions," it said. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on each Japanese city on August 6 and 9, 1945 -- the only times nuclear weapons have been used in warfare. Japan surrendered days later. Around 140,000 people died in Hiroshima and around 74,000 others in Nagasaki including many who survived the explosions but died later from radiation exposure. Out of around 210,000 victims, around 38,000 were children, said the ICAN, citing Hiroshima and Nagasaki officials. Washington has never apologised for the bombings. Clicking a crane icon, visitors to the online platform can read the children's profiles, with photos of 132 children out of 426, ranging in age from infants to teenagers. Among them is Tadako Tameno, who died in agony aged 13 in the arms of her mother two days after the Hiroshima atomic bombing. Six children in the Mizumachi family were killed in the Nagasaki atomic bombing. Only one girl, Sachiko, 14, survived. The initiative comes after US President Donald Trump last week likened Washington's strike on Iran's nuclear facilities to the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs. "Actually, if you look at Hiroshima, if you look at Nagasaki, you know that ended a war too," Trump said in The Hague. This prompted anger from survivors and a small demonstration in Hiroshima. The city's assembly passed a motion condemning remarks that justify the use of atomic bombs. Israel's ambassador to Japan, Gilad Cohen, will attend this year's ceremony in Nagasaki, local media reported. Cohen, together with the envoys of several Western nations including the United States, boycotted last year's event after comments by the city's mayor about Gaza. Russia's ambassador will attend the Nagasaki ceremony, the first time its representative has been invited since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NHK reported. However, Nikolay Nozdrev will not attend the 80th anniversary event three days earlier on August 6, the broadcaster said, citing the Russian embassy. ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017. Last year, it was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors. - AFP
Bangkok Post
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Bangkok Post
Online memorial for children dead in Hiroshima, Nagasaki
TOKYO - A Nobel Prize-winning anti-nuclear group launched an online memorial on Tuesday for the 38,000 children who died in the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ahead of the 80th anniversary next month. It features more than 400 profiles with details of the children's lives, "their agonising deaths and the grief of surviving family members," said the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) in a statement. "By sharing their heart-wrenching stories, we hope to honour their memories and spur action for the total abolition of nuclear weapons -- an increasingly urgent task given rising global tensions," it said. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on each Japanese city on August 6 and 9, 1945 -- the only times nuclear weapons have been used in warfare. Japan surrendered days later. Around 140,000 people died in Hiroshima and around 74,000 others in Nagasaki including many who survived the explosions but died later from radiation exposure. Out of around 210,000 victims, around 38,000 were children, said the ICAN, citing Hiroshima and Nagasaki officials. Washington has never apologised for the bombings. Clicking a crane icon, visitors to the online platform can read the children's profiles, with photos of 132 children out of 426, ranging in age from infants to teenagers. Among them is Tadako Tameno, who died in agony aged 13 in the arms of her mother two days after the Hiroshima atomic bombing. Six children in the Mizumachi family were killed in the Nagasaki atomic bombing. Only one girl, Sachiko, 14, survived. The initiative comes after US President Donald Trump last week likened Washington's strike on Iran's nuclear facilities to the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs. "Actually, if you look at Hiroshima, if you look at Nagasaki, you know that ended a war too," Trump said in The Hague. This prompted anger from survivors and a small demonstration in Hiroshima. The city's assembly passed a motion condemning remarks that justify the use of atomic bombs. Israel's ambassador to Japan, Gilad Cohen, will attend this year's ceremony in Nagasaki, local media reported. Cohen, together with the envoys of several Western nations including the United States, boycotted last year's event after comments by the city's mayor about Gaza. Russia's ambassador will attend the Nagasaki ceremony, the first time its representative has been invited since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NHK reported. However, Nikolay Nozdrev will not attend the 80th anniversary event three days earlier on August 6, the broadcaster said, citing the Russian embassy. ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017. Last year, it was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors.
