Testimonies

Series of 3 articles originally published in the Japan Times

The following testimonies by atomic bomb survivors (hibakusha) were originally from the 20-volume series "With Hopes for Peace" which was compiled by the Soka Gakkai Women's Peace Committee.

From “Women Against War”

Women Against War

Title Author Place
My Daughters Yasu Takeuchi Hiroshima
The Dream of Hide-and-Seek Kikuno Egi Hiroshima
The Scars Remain Kikue Tada Hiroshima
Momma Dead Mayumi Yoshida Hiroshima

From “Cries for Peace”

Women Against War

Title Author Place
Endless, Mute Parade of the Injured Tatsuko Mori Hiroshima
Flame and Black Rain Satoko Matsumoto Hiroshima
Intolerable Recollections Izumi Izuhiro Hiroshima
Courage of Desperation Kazuko Matsumuro Hiroshima
Miraculous Survival Eiichi Sakogoshi Hiroshima
Earthly Hell Chizuko Kijima Hiroshima
The Illness That Followed Mitsuko Hatano Hiroshima
The Duty of the Survivors Sumoko Kirihara Hiroshima
Inertia Overcome Kuniso Hatanaka Hiroshima
Obligation To Testify Atsuko Yamamoto Hiroshima
Overcoming Suffering and Discrimination Mihoko Takeuchi Hiroshima
Poisoned Before Birth Yoshinori Yamashita Hiroshima
On the First Rescue Train Mankichi Matsuyama Nagasaki
Double Death Sentence Shigetaka Iwanaga Nagasaki
Hopeless Attempts to Help Kakuji Miyazaki Nagasaki
Sad Reunion Masaki Morimoto Nagasaki
Helpless Kimiko Tanaka Nagasaki
Hellish Years After Hellish Days Toyomi Hashimoto Nagasaki
Proof of My Death Komaichi Taniyama Nagasaki
A Family That Experienced Both Tsugiya Umebayashi Nagasaki
The Miracle of Loving Care Etsuko Fujimura Nagasaki
Glass Reminders Masako Okawa Nagasaki
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