Nagasaki

[Note: This interview contains graphic descriptions of the aftermath of the atomic bombing.] Cindy Kelly: I want to begin by saying it’s February 19, 2019 and we are in Nagasaki, Japan. If you could introduce yourself–say your name and spell it. Just tell me your name. Yoshiro Yamawaki: My name is Yoshiro Yamawaki, Y-O-S-H-I-R-O Y-A-M-A-W-A-K-I. […]

Keiko Ogura: This is the west end. There was a hill. People rushed to the foot of this hill for fleeing from the city. And then you see the white area. That is the sea area. We are facing south, the southern area, here. Usually, we see Miyajima Island around here. This one, maybe. And […]

Kelly:  This is wonderful. This is February 20, 2019. I’m Cindy Kelly. I’m in Nagasaki, Japan and I have with me a distinguished guest. I want you to first start by saying and spelling your name. Mitsugi Moriguchi:   My name is Mitsugi Moriguchi. Last year, I visited Hanford. In Hanford, there is an atomic reactor, […]

Okay. My name is Tatsujiro Suzuki, T-a-t-s-u-j-i-r-o, last name Suzuki, S-u-z-u-k-i. I am a nuclear engineer and I graduated from the University of Tokyo, 1975. And then I went to MIT’s technology and policy program, majoring in nuclear engineering. Since then, I’ve been mostly working on civilian nuclear energy and nonproliferation. That’s my academic field. […]

 [Note: This interview contains graphic descriptions of the injuries suffered by atomic bomb victims.]  Cindy Kelly: It is February 19, 2019, and I am in Nagasaki. [I am] Cindy Kelly, Atomic Heritage Foundation. I would like to have my guest say his full name and spell it. Masao Tomonaga: My name is Masao Tomonaga, honorary director […]