OSAKA (Kyodo) Nearly 90 percent of the atomic bomb survivors who visited New York for a U.N. conference in May held to review the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty expressed dissatisfaction with Japan's efforts at disarmament.
In a survey by Kyodo News, 95 percent of the hibakusha expressed concerns over whether their experiences can be passed on to future generations, suggesting widespread frustration with what they perceive as Japan's failure to carry out its responsibility as the only nation to have suffered a nuclear attack.
Meanwhile, 74 percent expressed high hopes for the vision of a nuclear-free world advocated by U.S. President Barack Obama.