yoko moriwaki was the survivor of the 1945 atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki.
yoko moriwaki was the survivor of the 1945 atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki.
survivor of the 1945 atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki?
yoko moriwaki
perhaps as many as 200 people from hiroshima sought refuge in nagasaki. the 2006 documentary "twice survived: the doubly atomic bombed of hiroshima and nagasaki" documented 165 "nijū hibakusha (lit. double explosion-affected people)", nine of whom claimed to be in the blast zone in both cities. on march 24, 2009, the japanese government officially recognized tsutomu yamaguchi as a double "hibakusha". he was confirmed to be from ground zero in hiroshima on a business trip when the bomb was detonated. he was seriously burnt on his left side and spent the night in hiroshima. he arrived at his home city of nagasaki on august 8, the day before the bombing, and he was exposed to residual radiation while searching for his relatives. he was the first officially recognized survivor of both bombings. he died on january 4, 2010, at the age of 93, after a battle with stomach cancer.
atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki
debate over the atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki









































the debate over the atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki concerns the ethical, legal, and military controversies surrounding the atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki on 6 august and 9 august 1945 at the close of world war ii (1939–45). the soviet union declared war on japan an hour before 9 august and invaded manchuria at one minute past midnight; japan surrendered on 15 august.
debate over the atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki