30-strong Japan A-bomb delegation to collect Nobel prize

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 03, 2024 12:10 am

TOKYO — Japanese atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo said on Monday a 30-strong delegation would collect its Nobel Peace Prize in Norway's capital Oslo after a crowdfunding campaign to pay their travel costs.

Those going to the December 10 ceremony will include group co-chairman Terumi Tanaka, 92, who witnessed the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki as a child, as well as other survivors and their children.

LAUDED LAUREATES (From left) Nihon Hidankyo's Deputy Secretary General Toshiko Hamanaka, co-chairman Terumi Tanaka, and Deputy Secretaries General Masako Wada and Jiro Hamasumi hold a press conference in Japan’s capital Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2024, a day after the atomic bomb survivors group won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. EPA FILE PHOTO

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