The granddaughter of a survivor of the atomic bombings in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the grandson of the only U.S. serviceman who flew on both atomic bomb missions, have recognized each other's peace activities and share a determination to call for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
Early last month, Kosuzu Harada, 43, a Nagasaki resident and the granddaughter of Tsutomu Yamaguchi, who died in 2010 at the age of 93, met Ari Beser, 30, who was visiting Japan from Washington D.C., at the Nagasaki Prefectural Government building.
As they were updating each other about their recent activities, Beser noted the necessity and significance of an education system that prompts students to contemplate denuclearization voluntarily. Harada agreed, saying, "Students should be taught not only about historical facts, but should be encouraged to think about them by considering how they relate to things with which they are more familiar."