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Offspring have hard time relating hibakusha experience but have same health fears

Hibakusha offspring say the government should conduct thorough research on how their parents' radiation exposure will affect their own health. | KYODO

By Tomohiro Osaki
Staff Writer

Aug 11, 2015

This is the third report in a five-part series looking at the impact of World War II still being felt in Japanese society.

Facing his fellow survivors of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Atsushi Takeshita begrudgingly announced last month that his group, comprised of about 100 hibakusha, will put an end to more than 60 years of activity because its members are getting too old.

Offspring have hard time relating hibakusha experience but have same health fears

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