Hiroshima

Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Nihon Hidankyo for Decades of Anti-Nuclear Advocacy

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization representing survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The group was honored for its long-standing campaign against nuclear weapons and its efforts to keep alive the testimony of hibakusha, or atomic bomb survivors. In announcing the prize, the committee said Nihon Hidankyo has played a…