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Hiroshima in memoriam and today (2000)

Author	Hitoshi Takayama
Date	2000
Classification	6.01.4.50/36 (RADIATION - CONSEQUENCES NUCLEAR TESTS)
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PREFACE

I remember vividly "that day'' of the world's first atomic bombing. For over
two decades I remained silent about my own miserable A-bomb experiences. During
that time I observed and learned much about the more than 200,000 people who fell
victim on that day and of their continued suffering from A-bomb effects. Pondering
these things led me to write my own memoirs and to publish them in 1969 on my
own initiative in a booklet titled Hiroshima in Memoriam. That initial effort elicited
many letters from overseas, wanting to know in more detail about today's Hiroshima.
Feeling strongly, as an A-bomb survivor and as a Japanese citizen working for peace,
that I should respond to these requests, I sought the cooperation of many others-A-
bomb survivors, concerned Japanese citizens, and still others from foreign countries-
to bring out a new, enlarged edition in 1973 titled Hiroshima In Memoriam and
Today. We felt that understanding 'Hiroshima' is perhaps the most important factor
in giving meaning to the idea of peace, both now and in the future. We hoped to make
the testimonies of A-bomb victims well-known among people all over the world.

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