Nobel Prize Helps Aging Hibakusha Pass Antinuclear Torch: An Interview with Hamasumi Jirō of Nihon Hidankyō

Hamasumi Jirō speaks in New York on April 26, 2026, at an event protesting nuclear weapons during the eleventh Review Conference of the Parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, held in the city. (© Jiji)

Protesters march outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on April 26, 2026. (© Jiji)

Hamasumi outside Hidankyō’s Tokyo headquarters. (© Hanai Tomoko)