On August 9th, 1945 at 11:02AM, the first atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.
\nThe city was completely destroyed and countless lives were lost.
\nThe Second World War ended over 70 years ago and already memories have begun to fade.
\nHowever is order to prevent this from happening again and to work towards a world without nuclear weapons, atomic bomb victims have continued to tell their stories to the younger generations.
\nSadly though as each year passes the victims grow older and there are less chances to hear their stories.<\/p>\n
In an effort to contribute to the eradication of nuclear weapons and strive for world peace, the ICC, the Global Education Center and the Institute of Peace Studies are again jointly organizing a lecture event at Waseda.
\nThe Peace Studies related class “21st Century World War & Peace” will be opened to the public so that everybody can have the chance to listen to an atomic bomb survivor’s story.<\/p>\n
The speaker this time, Mr. Jouji Fukahori, was 14 years old and at his Junior High School at the time of the bombing. For those of us in the “younger generation” living in modern Japan, it is quite difficult to imagine the reality of the situation at that time.<\/p>\n
We hope that this lecture will provide an opportunity for us all to think about what really matters in life and what is truly important to us.<\/p>\n
\u203bThere will be a photo exhibition from July 8th – 24th in Waseda Gallery, Building 27, Basement level 1.
\nPhotos of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki from the time of the bombing will be shown.<\/p>\n
July 15th (Sat) 2017, 10:40AM – 12:10PM (Doors open at 10:30)<\/p>\n
Building 14, Room 102<\/p>\n
Waseda students, staff & the general public<\/p>\n
Japanese (with consecutive English interpretation)<\/p>\n
Free<\/p>\n
Not required<\/p>\n
Waseda University Intercultural Communication Center (ICC)
\nWaseda University Global Education Center
\nWaseda University Institute of Peace Studies (WIPS)<\/p>\n
Nagasaki Prefectural Culture, Tourism & International Section<\/p>\n
Jouji Fukahori: 14 years old at the time of the bombing, he was a third grader in junior high school. He was 3 kilometers from the hypo-center when the bomb detonated. Currently he is working as a “peace guide” around the area of the blast in Nagasaki and at the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum.<\/p>\n
July 8th 2017\uff08Sat\uff09- July 24th 2017 )Mon) 10:00 – 18:00\u00a0 \u203bClosed on Sundays & national holidays<\/p>\n
Building 27, Basement 1, Waseda Gallery<\/p>\n
Waseda students, staff & the general public<\/p>\n
Free<\/p>\n
TEL: 03-5286-3990\u00a0\u00a0 E-mail: icc-talk@list.waseda.jp<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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