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■The A-bomb exhibition held at the UN Headquarters during the period of the NPT Review Conference in August 2022 is now available for viewing at the "Online Museum."
 (Updated February 1, 2024) NEW!

■Hidankyo issued a statement on the occasion of the third anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
 (Updated January 22, 2024)

■Hidankyo issued a statement protesting against the provision of DU weapons to Ukraine and the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.
 (Updated March 31, 2023)

■Hibakusha are coming to New York City at the beginning of August, 2022.
 (Updated July 26, 2022)

■"From Hibakusha to You-What We Want to Convey" (Updated June 21, 2022)
 Read here.

■Hibakusha living in Brazil, Canada, Republic of Korea and Japan, jointly issued a statement, calling on Russia to stop invasion of Ukraine. (Updated March 7, 2022)

■Hidankyo issued a statement by Secretary General on February 25 and sent it to the Russian Embassy in Tokyo. (Updated February 28, 2022)

■Here is a statement that was scheduled to be delivered in the NGO session of the 10th NPT Review Conference. The Conference was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. View the video here. (Updated January 17, 2022)

■Hidankyo started a signature campaign calling on the Government of Japan to Sign and Ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) We earnestly appeal to you to append your signature to this petition. (Updated August 6, 2021)

■Hidankyo issued a statement of protest against the subcritical nuclear test by the United States. (Updated January 20. 2021)

■Together with Korean Association of Atomic Bomb Victims, Hidankyo issued a joint statement. (Updated Nov. 26, 2020)

■On the Occasion of the Fiftieth Country’s Deposition of Instrument of Ratification (Accession) of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Hidankyo issued a statement. (Updated October 25, 2020)

■On the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing, Hidankyo issued the statement "We Call for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons at the Earliest Possible Date. (Updated August 7, 2020)

Hibakusha speaking tour in New York has been cancelled. (updated April 23,2020)

"Hibakusha Speak Out"
 40 Hibakusha are coming to New York in April 2020!! (updated Feb. 10, 2020)

■Hidankyo sent a letter to the signatory countries of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons to ratify it. (updated Feb. 6, 2019)

■Michiko Kodama, Assistant Secretary General of Hidankyo made a speech in the second Preparatory Committee for the 2020 NPT Review Conference, held in Geneva. (updated May 9, 2018)

■Hidankyo issued the statement against the US latest NPR on February 5.(updated Feb.14, 2018)

■Hidankyo issued a statement against the nuclear test by North Korea.(updated Sep.8, 2017)

■Hidankyo issued the statement on the adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, on July 8.(updated July 10, 2017)

■Toshiki Fujimori, Assistant Secretary General of Hidankyo, addressed on the first day of the "United Nations Conference to negotiate a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination," March 27, 2017." (updated March 30, 2017)

■Prior to adoption of the resolution in the First Committee of the UN General Assembly, Hidankyo sent a letter to President Obama, on October 26. (updated Oct. 31, 2016)

■Hidankyo sent a letter to President Obama by the US embassy in Tokyo on May 18. (updated May 20, 2016)

International signature campaign in support of the appeal of the Hibakusha for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons started.(updated May 20, 2016)

■Toshiki Fujimori, Assistant Secretary General of Nihon Hidankyo, spoke in the first session of the U.N. open-ended working group to take forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations. (updated February. 25, 2016)

■Hidankyo sent a statement of protest to the North Korean government on January 6.(updated January 13, 2016)

■In the event for a world without nuclear weapons, which was held in Hiroshima with 330 participants on August 5, Hidankyo issued “Hiroshima-Nagasaki Declaration Commemorating the 70th Year Since the Atomic Bombing.” (updated September 10 ,2015)

■"Messages from Hibakusha" published.
We collected "Messages from Hibakusha" from all over Japan with the expectation that the 70 years of Hibakusha's suffering will be reflected in the deliberations of the 2015 NPT Review Conference. We published "Messages from Hibakusha."(updated April 21 ,2015)
For the 2015 NPT Review Conference Messages from Hibakusha

■40 Hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors) come to New York from April 25 to April 29. Please listen to their testimonies with your family and friends.
See the detail! (March 20, 2015)

■Hidankyo sent a letter US President Barack Obama on December 18, 2014, asking not to approve the proposal of establishing a national park centered on Manhattan Project facilities. (December 22, 2014)

■Two Hibakusha delegates are now visiting Washington D.C. and surrounding areas until August 11. Please see the details. (updated Aug. 6, 2014)

■Hidankyo sent a letter to US President Barack Obama, protesting against its third nuclear test using the Z Machine.(Feb. 2, 2012)

■Hidankyo sent a letter to US President Barack Obama on July 21, protesting against the subcritical nuclear tests.(July 29, 2011)

■Hidankyo sent a protest letter to President Barack Obama on May 24, against a new form of nuclear tests that the US conducted in November 2010 and in March 2011.(May 26, 2011)

■"Hidankyo submitted a petition to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Economy Trade, and Industry, the Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, and Tokyo Electric Power Company. " (updated April 25, 2011)

■Hidankyo statement
"Regarding the Northeast-Kanto Great Earthquake and Tsunami and the Fukushima No.1 Nuclear Power Plant Disaster" (March 22, 2011)

■50 Hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors) are coming to New York from May 1 to 5 in 2010!!
If you are interested in inviting the Hibakusha to share their testimonies with your group or friends, please contact us by email at kj3t-tnk@asahi-net.or.jp (Updated January 28, 2010) see more...

■"Messages from Hibakusha" published.
We collected "Messages from Hibakusha" from all over Japan with the expectation that the 64 years of Hibakusha's suffering will be reflected in the deliberations of the 2010 NPT Review Conference. We published the Digest Version of "Messages from Hibakusha."(updated October 30, 2009)
For the 2010 NPT Review Conference Messages from Hibakusha

■The third session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference was held from May 4 to May 15 , 2009. At the NGO presentations in the plenary session, Sueichi KIDO, Assistant Secretary General of Hidankyo spoke to the delegates of the state parties. (Updated May 29)
Speech

■On February 14, 2009, three Hibakusha spoke in the second meeting of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND), held in Washington D.C. More

■The Second session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference was held from April 28 to May 9, 2008.
NGO presentations were held during a plenary session on April 29.
As one of the speakers, Terumi TANAKA, Secretary General of Hidankyo, made a speech, "Appeal of the Hibakusha."

■Hidankyo sent a protest letter against the DPRK's nuclear test to the Six-Party talks member states (DPRK, Unites States, Russia, China, Republic of Korea and Japan).<

■International Citizens' Conference for No More Hiroshimas & Nagasakis is held from July 29th to 31st in Tokyo.(See Citizens' Conference)

■Hibakusha delegates tell their testimonies and message for peace in Belgium, Italy and the US this summer. Mr. Yoshio Sato visits Belgium to join in the peacewalk starting from July 26. Ms. Seiko Ikeda tells her experience around in Milan, Italy from August 5 to 10.
Four delegates visit the US from August 3 to 10, of whom Mr. Satoru Konishi stays in Dallas, Austin and Livermore, Mr. Koji Ueda and Ms. Masako Hashida in Los Alamos and Mr. Eiji Nakanishi in Oak Ridge and Atlanta. more informaton

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Nihon Hidankyo is the only national organization of A-bomb survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Hibakusha) in Japan. It is formed with Hibakusha organizations in all 47 prefectures. It was founded on August 10, 1956, during the 2nd World Conference against A and H Bombs.