How the Hibakusha Have Built Relationships with Other Victims of the Atomic Bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki : An Analysis of How the Hibakusha Share Their Experiences with Young People

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  • 原爆死没者との向き合い方 : 継承の実践としての被爆体験の語りに着目しながら
  • ゲンバク シボツシャ ト ノ ムキ アイカタ ケイショウ ノ ジッセン ト シテ ノ ヒバク タイケン ノ カタリ ニ チャクモク シナガラ

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The purpose of this article is to review the practices of hibakusha (survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945) who share their experiences with young people. Since they began in 1955, the movements against atomic and hydrogen bombs have aimed to establish a world without nuclear weapons, and have lobbied for the implementation of a policy that will provide the hibakusha with support based upon national redress. While these movements have been supported by many people, some have criticized the hibakusha for acting privileged in relation to the non-hibakusha. Although it would appear that the younger generations are listening to the hibakushas' stories, with the aging and gradual death of these narrators, I will bring out one way in which they have built relationships with victims of the atomic bombings, focusing on the narrators and on criticisms regarding their practices. In considering this matter, I will refer to the life story of a hibakusha who is at the forefront of the Hibakusha movement.

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