59: Hiroshima, 75 years after the atomic bomb w/ Peter Chordas

<div>The people alive today who survived the bombing of Hiroshima, and the subsequent destruction of Nagasaki, are known in Japanese as <em>hibakusha</em>. But 75 years on from the bombing, the number of survivors able to tell their stories is dwindling as they grow old and die. <br> <br> Japan Times contributor and Hiroshima resident <a href="https://twitter.com/PeterChordas">Peter Chordas</a> joins to discuss the effects of the bomb on the city, and how those survivors' legacies are being preserved. Hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/omhboyd">Oscar Boyd</a>.<br> <br> <strong>Read more: </strong> </div> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/08/01/national/history/hiroshima-nagasaki-atomic-bomb-legacy/">Is time running out to preserve Japan’s A-bomb legacy?</a> (Peter Chordas, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/08/04/national/hiroshima-hibakusha-coronavirus/">Sharing Hiroshima's legacy in the age of COVID-19</a> (Peter Chordas, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/site/english/9668.html">Shinzo Hamai's Peace Declaration for the City of Hiroshima</a> (City of Hiroshima)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/08/06/national/hiroshima-75th-atomic-bomb-anniversary/#.Xyt3yy2cZ24">Hiroshima marks 75th atomic bomb anniversary, calls for unity amid pandemic</a> (Kyodo, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/07/24/national/hibakusha-abomb-survey/">Nearly 80% of A-bomb survivors struggle to pass on experiences </a>(Kyodo, The Japan Times)</li> </ul> <div> <br> <em>Sign up to the </em><a href="http://jtimes.jp/deepdivesub"><em>Deep Dive mailing list</em></a><em> and be notified every time a new episode comes out. Get in touch with us at deepdive@japantimes.co.jp.</em> </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Photo by Peter Chordas</div>