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A-Bomb Survivor Testimonies via an Online Conference System
－Communicating the truth of the bombing to the world－
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum provides A-bomb Survivor Testimonies via an Online Conference System to broadly communicate the true damage from the bombing, and develop global momentum for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
In fiscal year 2015, four testimonies were provided to four nuclear weapon states.
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An A-bomb survivor giving her testimony to British Parliament committee room
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Firstly in July, the Museum linked with the British Parliament committee room in London, to provide an hour-long A-bomb survivor testimony to approximately 80 people, including members of the House of Lords, House of Commons, and others working in Parliament.
The session was organized by a member of the British Parliament who visited Hiroshima in April 2015.
The member took an interest in the initiative, which was explained by Mr. Yasuyoshi Komizo, the Chairperson of this Foundation, and as a result the session took place.
One of the people in the audience commented
"Listening to the vivid testimony of the bombing I could picture the horrible
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scenes. It was a moving experience."
In the question and answer session after the testimony, there were comments and questions such as
"Don't you feel hatred towards the United States?",
showing the high level of interest of the participants.
It was a meaningful session.
In August, another testimony was held for visitors to the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, the United States, talking about the damage from the bombing and life for a survivor after that.
In September, a testimony was held for around 30 junior and senior high school students in Haridwar District, Uttarakhand State in India.
The students listened attentively.
After the testimony, the students expressed their gratitude, and performed a song praying for peace.
In January 2016, a testimony was given for around 80 high school students in Zelenogorsk, Russia, and students commented that it helped them to understand the situation of damage from the atomic bombing.
The Museum will continue to use various tools such as the online conference system to proactively communicate the true damage from the atomic bombing to people in Japan and overseas.
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