Today marks 78 years since the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February of last year raised severe concerns about using nuclear weapons, but the war has not yet stopped and those concerns continue. According to Statista, as of January 2023, the total number of nuclear warheads in the world is 12512, with Russia and the United States each possessing more than 5,000. As long as they exist, the danger of their use cannot be eliminated. When will the longing of the many ”Hibakusha,” survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki who died wishing for nuclear abolition and lasting peace, and of the elderly survivors who have continued to carry on their work, be fulfilled?

Coincidentally, in the United States, the country that dropped atomic bombs on civilians twice, the biographical film “Oppenheimer” about the American theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who is called the “Father of the Atomic Bomb,” is currently being released. It is my sincere hope that this film will serve as an opportunity not only for the general American public but also for people around the world to deepen their still shallow awareness of the terror of nuclear weapons. Unfortunately, the film does not depict the devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The devastation is still taboo in American society. Nearly 30 years ago, when I was studying at a graduate school in the United States, I learned about the reality of American society through documents and books such as "Hiroshima in America: Fifty Years of Denial."

Documentaries, films, animations, and interviews depicting the reality of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are available on YouTube. Some of them are listed below. I hope that people around the world, especially the younger generations who will be responsible for society in the future, will watch and learn from them. Together, let us build a healthier society supported by a sane intellect.

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Hiroshima: Dropping the Bomb
https://youtu.be/NF4LQaWJRDg

The Victims of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
https://youtu.be/SWi4qDD1How

What Happened To The Bodies At Hiroshima And Nagasaki?
https://youtu.be/vq6JXOw2yIs

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990) | Full Movie
https://youtu.be/CDQVQqnxrfg

She Was 300 Yards From the Atomic Bomb Center — and Survived
https://youtu.be/M64VRRiBhYI

Barefoot GEN (はだしのゲン)
https://youtu.be/utbREBCZgXA

Nobel Laureate Setsuko Thurlow Recalls Hiroshima
https://youtu.be/DmB4hTXaI-A

Hiroshima Survivor Setsuko Thurlow Recalls U.S. Bombing
https://youtu.be/4iUvv7GWHQE

“The Beginning of Our End”: On 75th Anniversary, Hiroshima Survivor Warns Against Nuclear Weapons
https://youtu.be/Y5kfqhgVLDc

Hiroshima prays for peace, fears new arms race on atomic bombing anniversary
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/472400/hiroshima-prays-for-peace-fears-new-arms-race-on-atomic-bombing-anniversary

Greg Mitchell on "Oppenheimer" & Why Hollywood Is Still Afraid of the Truth About the Atomic Bomb
https://youtu.be/HKEtLdfPQLk

Number of nuclear warheads worldwide as of January 2023
https://www.statista.com/statistics/264435/number-of-nuclear-warheads-worldwide/#main-content

Hiroshima in America : fifty years of denial
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2376233.Hiroshima_In_America?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=0sYX4wuyyH&rank=1