Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Pledges Expanded Support for Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivors
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a major declaration on September 21, 2024, aiming at increasing medical aid to people impacted by the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, especially those who were exposed outside the previously defined state-supported territory. Emphasizing the need of justice and equality in the treatment of all atomic bomb survivors, or hibakusha, Kishida said in a statement …