Japanese survivors of the U.S atomic bombing share a growing sense of urgency as Hiroshima marks its 75th anniversary this week.
In this image made from video, Koko Kondo speaks during an video interview from Miki city, western Japan, on July 30, 2020. Kondo was determined to find the person who dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, western Japan, the person that caused the suffering and the terrible facial burns of the girls at her father’s church - and then square off and punch them in the face. Ten-year-old Kondo appeared on an American TV show called “This is Your Life” that was featuring her father, Rev.
As they grow old — their average age is 83 — many now feel an extreme urgency. They are desperate to rid the world of nuclear bombs and share with the young the first-hand horror they witnessed on Aug. 6, 1945.KOKO KONDO, 75She was determined to find the person who dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the person that caused the suffering and the terrible burns she saw on the faces of girls at her father’s church — and then square off and punch them in the face.
Still, she suffered years of humiliation. One day as an adolescent she was told to undress except for her underwear at a medical conference in an auditorium.Hiroshima has become a beautiful place, but atomic bombs still exist, she says, and another nuclear attack would destroy the world.Lee kept his secret as an atomic bombing survivor for nearly 70 years, not even telling his wife, always fearing people might notice the burn marks on the face.
At a memorial Wednesday for Korean victims, Lee laid flowers and prayed for those who perished. “I ask younger people to never forget us and to understand the tragedy, absurdity and cruelty of the war so that nuclear weapons will be eliminated from the world as soon as possible.” So Lee lived under a Japanese name, Masaichi Egawa, until eight years ago when he began speaking out.
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