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Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition in the United States
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In 2015, the 70th year since the atomic bombing, Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibitions were held in the United States, the nuclear superpower.
The exhibitions were held from June 13 to August 16 in the capital Washington DC, and from September 11 to October 18 in Boston City, Massachusetts State.
In the American University Museum, part of the Katzen Art Center at American University in Washington DC, were panels to explain the reality of the damage from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and 25 A-bomb artifacts including the uniform and burned water bottle of junior high school students who lost their lives in the bombing while working as mobilized students.
At the neighboring venue were displays of 6 "Hiroshima Panels" by the couple Toshi and Iri Maruki, as well as pictures drawn in 1947, soon after the war, by children at Honkawa Elementary School using equipment donated by a church in Washington DC.
Visitors viewed all displays with great interest.
The opening ceremony was on June 13.
American University Professor Peter Kuznick, who worked hard to hold the exhibition this time, first explained the background leading to the exhibition being held.
Mr. Kenji Shiga, Director of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum,
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expressed his gratitude for the holding of the exhibition, and this was followed by a speech by Mr. Masato Otaka, Minister for Public Affairs at the Japanese Embassy in the United States.
Mr. Sadao Yamamoto, who experienced the bombing in Hiroshima, effectively used slides of maps and pictures as he gave his A-bomb testimony, and Mr. Yoshitoshi Fukahori, who experienced the bombing in Nagasaki, provided an explanation of the photographs used in the display panels.
Visitors listened intently to their explanations, and afterwards there were some who spoke to the hibakusha, saying
"We really grateful that you have come all the way to America to give your testimony and speak to us."
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A-bomb testimony in the American University
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On June 14, Mr. Shiga led the group from the United States National Park Service, including the Director, on a tour of the Atomic Bomb Exhibition, and the group viewed the panels and A-bomb artifacts with great interest.
After the tour, the Director said
"This is a powerful exhibition, with content that is truly painful to see."
After the end of the Atomic Bomb Exhibition at American University Museum, it was also held at Boston University Art Gallery, communicating to visitors what happens when nuclear weapons are used.
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