Hiroshima Survivors Were Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Hear Their Warning.
The Opinions12 Loka 2024

Hiroshima Survivors Were Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Hear Their Warning.

This week, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bombing survivors, “for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.” Over the summer, in an effort to bring light to this new and terrifying nuclear era, Opinion’s editor, Kathleen Kingsbury, and the writer W.J. Hennigan interviewed Japanese survivors of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In this audio essay, they share stories from two of the survivors they met, Chieko Kiriake and Keiko Ogura, who were just 15 and 8 years old on Aug. 6, 1945.

To see more photographs and read more stories from them and other survivors, click here.

This piece originally appeared on nytimes.com on Aug. 6, 2024.

Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com.


Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jaksot(270)

America Was Defined by a Story. It’s Time for a New One.

America Was Defined by a Story. It’s Time for a New One.

Donald Trump rose to power on a dark vision of American life: stagnation, lost greatness, unfairness. But he’ll eventually leave office — really, he will. David Leonhardt, an editorial director in Tim...

16 Syys 202510min

The ‘Fork in the Road’ After Charlie Kirk’s Death

The ‘Fork in the Road’ After Charlie Kirk’s Death

Following the killing of the conservative political organizer Charlie Kirk, the Opinion national politics writer Michelle Cottle talks to the Opinion columnists Jamelle Bouie and David French about ho...

13 Syys 202531min

When Authoritarianism Looms, Old Friends Reunite

When Authoritarianism Looms, Old Friends Reunite

The Opinion columnist David Brooks, the contributing Opinion writer E.J. Dionne Jr. and the former host of NPR’s “All Things Considered” Robert Siegel convene to discuss the week’s news for The Conver...

11 Syys 202528min

What Germany Did That America Still Hasn’t

What Germany Did That America Still Hasn’t

President Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian Museum for being too “woke” in its exhibits are part of a broader effort to control America’s story. Bryan Stevenson, a lawyer and the founder of the Equal...

10 Syys 202526min

Three Opinion Writers on Whether Congress Can Rein in Trump

Three Opinion Writers on Whether Congress Can Rein in Trump

Congress is back in session and there’s a lot on the agenda — from a potential government shutdown to the ongoing battle over the Epstein files. On this episode of “The Opinions,” the Opinion national...

6 Syys 202538min

Tom Friedman’s A.I. Nightmare and What the U.S. Can Do to Avoid It

Tom Friedman’s A.I. Nightmare and What the U.S. Can Do to Avoid It

The Opinion columnist Thomas L. Friedman has been spending time in China studying the country’s A.I. ambitions and what they mean for the world. His conclusion: A.I. could become a “nuclear bazooka” u...

3 Syys 202524min

Replay: This Jail in Rural Maine Is a Model for Treating Opioid Addiction

Replay: This Jail in Rural Maine Is a Model for Treating Opioid Addiction

Maine has one of the highest rates of opioid use disorder in the nation. But a program at a rural Maine jail initiated by an addiction medicine specialist, Alane O’Connor, is offering hope and saving ...

27 Elo 202513min

Replay: Kristi Noem and the MAGA Beauty Aesthetic

Replay: Kristi Noem and the MAGA Beauty Aesthetic

From done-up hair to heavily applied makeup, conservative women — particularly those in President Trump’s orbit — deploy a specific aesthetic to signify their politics. Women like Homeland Security Se...

20 Elo 202519min

Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

uutiscast
aikalisa
politiikan-puskaradio
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
tervo-halme
rss-podme-livebox
et-sa-noin-voi-sanoo-esittaa
otetaan-yhdet
rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
rss-asiastudio
the-ulkopolitist
rss-sinivalkoinen-islam
rss-hyvaa-huomenta-bryssel
rss-raha-talous-ja-politiikka
rss-kaikki-uusiksi
rss-tasta-on-kyse-ivan-puopolo-verkkouutiset
aihe
rss-aijat-hopottaa-podcast
rss-girls-finish-f1rst