Many Japanese still feel the US should apologise for the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Mr Shigemitsu Tanaka, who survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, cries after the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize winner was announced.
The award is likely to renew attention on the legacy of the survivors, known as “hibakusha”, and Japan’s painful place in history as the only country to have nuclear weapons used against it.“They are a group of people delivering the message to the world, so as a Japanese I think this is truly wonderful, and I can only express my gratitude to those who awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to Japan,” Tokyo resident Watanabe told Reuters, as she wept openly on a street in the Shinbashi district.
Following World War II, Japan renounced the right to wage war itself and maintains self-defence forces. It relies on the United States for protection.
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