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2015 Japan Studies Association Hiroshima-Nagasaki Workshop
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From June 28 to July 5, 2015, the "Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 1945-2015" workshop was held in Hiroshima and Nagasaki cities, to commemorate 70 years since the atomic bombings.
The workshop was organized by the Japan Studies Association (JSA), an American organization in which Japan researchers in various fields work toward the spread of Japan studies.
A total of 46 people participated in the workshop: 32 young university teachers from America and 14 teachers and students from Philadelphia Community College.
They learned about and discussed Hiroshima and Nagasaki from various angles.
The directors of Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation and Hiroshima City University Hiroshima Peace Institute were the honorary joint chairpersons for the event.
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Over the two days of June 29 and 30, mainly in the seminar room in International Conference Center Hiroshima, there was a lecture by this Foundation's Chairperson Mr. Komizo, an atomic bomb testimony by Ms. Keiko Ogura, and a lecture by the Director of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Mr. Shiga.
There were also lectures given by Mr. Kikkawa, President of Hiroshima Peace Institute, Mr. Mizumoto the Vice-President, and Associate Professor Mr. Jacobs, and a discussion on atomic bomb literature.
Participants also toured Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Radiation Effects Research Foundation and more.
The JSA had previously held a 4-day conference in Hiroshima in 2003 with support from this Foundation and Hiroshima Peace Institute.
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Lecture "Towards a peaceful world free of nuclear
weapons: Role of the Hiroshima Peace Culture
Foundation and Mayors for Peace" by Mr. Komizo
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