3) Why did Japan chose to convey Hiroshima the way it did; what is the relevance of Hiroshima in the question of peace; what are the sufferings of the hibakusha during and after the bombing and their meanings to us in the quest for peace; what is the status of non-Japanese hibakusha (esp. Korean) in relation to Japanese hibakusha?​

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     Professor Kim from Hiroshima City University said that it is important for Hiroshima to go beyond victimhood. She stated that Japan’s strong sense of victimhood comes with a certain sense of moral authority. The Japanese government seems reluctant to address their  history as an aggressor during WWII by emphasizing Hiroshima as the victim. However, all of the Japanese hibakusha, whom we heard experiences from, said they want to apologize for what the government had done to the Koreans during the war and are acting to achieve a peaceful, nuclear-free world.  Sharing their experiences and keeping their experiences in record for the future generation is crucial in order to make people understand the destructiveness of nuclear weapons and eventually lead to nuclear abolition.