Hibakusha, or atomic bomb survivors, from the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, visited a high school in Oslo on Wednesday to share their experiences with students.
Three Nihon Hidankyo members, including Jiro Hamasumi, 78, assistant secretary-general, and Teruko Yokoyama, 83, another senior member, called on some 200 students learning sociology and other subjects at Kuben Upper Secondary School in the Norwegian capital to think about peace.
Yokoyama, who experienced the atomic bombing of the city of Nagasaki, spoke about her younger sister, who was exposed to radiation from the bomb at a young age and had to be hospitalized repeatedly, making her all but unable to attend school during her 44-year life.
