Carrying on their legacy: Granddaughter's quest to document double A-bomb survivors
NAGASAKI -- "Niju hibaku," or "double exposure to atomic bombings," refers to having been in both Hiroshima and then Nagasaki when the United States d
Nijushi hibaku, a term coined to describe individuals who experienced nuclear blasts in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II, is the focus of 51-year-old Kosuzu Harada, granddaughter of the first verified double survivor, Tsutomu Yamaguchi. Harada recently established an association for bereaved families of double survivors, aiming to preserve the stories of those who faced the dual horrors of the atomic bombings.
Yamaguchi, a 29-year-old engineer working for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki when the bombs fell, was exposed to radiation on two separate occasions, ultimately becoming Japan's first officially recognized double survivor. Harada's efforts to document the experiences of double survivors aim to shed light on the lasting impact of these events, as the memories of such events continue to fade as survivors age.
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