Paul Keaveny
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Investigations Editor @uk.theconversation.com. Former BBC, Press Association and national newspaper journalist.
Over six years, researchers worked closely with 25 single-mother families living in the shadow of this policy – which even affects British citizens – and leaves families destitute and fearing starvation.
September 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Over six years, researchers worked closely with 25 single-mother families living in the shadow of this policy – which even affects British citizens – and leaves families destitute and fearing starvation.
Her granddaughter, Kazumi Kuwahara, a third generation hibakusha, said: "I'm not sure if it was the effect of the atomic bomb, but I have always had a weak body, and when I was born, the doctor said I wouldn't last more than three days."
August 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Her granddaughter, Kazumi Kuwahara, a third generation hibakusha, said: "I'm not sure if it was the effect of the atomic bomb, but I have always had a weak body, and when I was born, the doctor said I wouldn't last more than three days."
A man pushed aside the debris and extended his arm to help her. "When I caught his hand, the skin of his hand stripped off and our hands slipped. He adjusted his hand and dragged me out of the debris grabbing my fingers…I felt a sense of relief, but I forgot to say thank you to him."
August 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
A man pushed aside the debris and extended his arm to help her. "When I caught his hand, the skin of his hand stripped off and our hands slipped. He adjusted his hand and dragged me out of the debris grabbing my fingers…I felt a sense of relief, but I forgot to say thank you to him."
Speaking of the atomic bombings was considered "kanashii" (悲しい) "kowai" (怖い) and "kurushimii" (苦しみい) - sad, scary and painful. Emiko Yamanaka, now aged 91, was 11 years old when she was exposed, just 1.4km from ground zero.
August 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Speaking of the atomic bombings was considered "kanashii" (悲しい) "kowai" (怖い) and "kurushimii" (苦しみい) - sad, scary and painful. Emiko Yamanaka, now aged 91, was 11 years old when she was exposed, just 1.4km from ground zero.
In Japan in the immediate aftermath of the bombing, people couldn’t even utter the phrase “atomic bomb” due to censorship rules. For decades the hibakusha faced discrimination due to a complex combination of suppression, stigma, ignorance and fear.
August 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
In Japan in the immediate aftermath of the bombing, people couldn’t even utter the phrase “atomic bomb” due to censorship rules. For decades the hibakusha faced discrimination due to a complex combination of suppression, stigma, ignorance and fear.