Hiroshima vice governor meets atomic bomb survivors in South Korea
The vice governor of Hiroshima Prefecture has met people in South Korea who survived the atomic bombings in Japan. Yokota Mika visited Hapcheon in the southern part of the country on Saturday. It is often dubbed "South Korea's Hiroshima," as it is home to many survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Yokota sat town for talks with atomic bomb survivors, known as hibakusha, and children of those exposed to the blasts. Some survivors shared their experiences in Hiroshima, while others said little progress has been made toward the abolition of nuclear weapons. After the meeting, Yokota said she was able to hear the South Korean survivors' experiences and thoughts for the first time.
She added that she will take what they said into consideration in an effort to promote world peace and eliminate nuclear arms.
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