Foreign hibakusha speaking out as museum dedicates section to them

There can be no doubt that this man is a true survivor of the bomb. But so many others claim to be hibakusha that were nowhere near either bombing when they happened.

So I asked again. What are the official requirements to be named a true hibakusha by the Japanese government? I always get a lot of thumbs down for that question. But, I have yet to get an answer.

This will be a great addition, I'm sure. One of these days I'm gonna have to head out and see the museum.

Foreign hibakusha represent a double tragedy, First, they were A-bombed, though they were not the enemy. Second, they were discriminated against for decades by the Japanese. As far a Japanese officials were concerned, non-Japanese hibakusha did not exist. The A-bomb was to be tragedy exclusively owned by the Japanese.

"In Hiroshima, near the museum is a monument to Korean victims and survivors of the A-bomb, which says the lives of "more than 20,000 Koreans" were taken." It was set up, I believe, in 1999.

Hiroshima's legacy does not belong solely to the Japanese.