Who are Hibakusha?

Hibakusha are people affected by the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They suffer from radiation-related illnesses and the Japanese government provides special allowances. Many have faced discrimination, but Sadako Sasaki, a famous survivor, wished for peace and is remembered through a statue adorned with paper cranes. Hibakusha is a Japanese word meaning “people […]

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