Article from the Chugoku Shimbun published by the International Committee of the Red Cross
Aug. 2, 2016
The Chugoku Shimbun has contributed an article to a publication put out by the International Committee of the Red Cross (IRCR). The article appears in the IRCR quarterly International Review of the Red Cross, No. 899, “The Human Cost of Nuclear Weapons.” It describes the Chugoku Shimbun, a daily newspaper company located in the city of Hiroshima, and the A-bomb experience of its workforce, as well as the newspaper’s efforts to promote nuclear abolition and peace.
The title of the article is “The View from Under the Mushroom Cloud: The Chugoku Shimbun Newspaper and the Hiroshima Peace Media Center.”
This is a summary of the article:
The atomic bomb’s powerful blast, heat rays, and radiation annihilated the city, killing more than 100,000 people, including those who succumbed to injuries and illness by the end of 1945. Those who managed to survive lost not only loved ones but also their homes, schools, and workplaces. They endured the chaos of the postwar period and rebuilt the city. The Chugoku Shimbun has always stood beside the people of Hiroshima as a newspaper company that also endured the tragedy, and it worked hard to support the city’s reconstruction in the aftermath of the atomic bombing. Furthermore, it has long pursued a variety of distinctive efforts to help realize a world without war and nuclear weapons.
The article can be read in full here:
https://www.icrc.org/en/international-review/article/view-under-mushroom-cloud-chugoku-shimbun-newspaper-and-hiroshima-peace
The entire issue of International Review of the Red Cross, No. 899 can be read here:
https://www.icrc.org/en/international-review/human-cost-nuclear-weapons
The title of the article is “The View from Under the Mushroom Cloud: The Chugoku Shimbun Newspaper and the Hiroshima Peace Media Center.”
This is a summary of the article:
The atomic bomb’s powerful blast, heat rays, and radiation annihilated the city, killing more than 100,000 people, including those who succumbed to injuries and illness by the end of 1945. Those who managed to survive lost not only loved ones but also their homes, schools, and workplaces. They endured the chaos of the postwar period and rebuilt the city. The Chugoku Shimbun has always stood beside the people of Hiroshima as a newspaper company that also endured the tragedy, and it worked hard to support the city’s reconstruction in the aftermath of the atomic bombing. Furthermore, it has long pursued a variety of distinctive efforts to help realize a world without war and nuclear weapons.
The article can be read in full here:
https://www.icrc.org/en/international-review/article/view-under-mushroom-cloud-chugoku-shimbun-newspaper-and-hiroshima-peace
The entire issue of International Review of the Red Cross, No. 899 can be read here:
https://www.icrc.org/en/international-review/human-cost-nuclear-weapons
