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Teruko Yataha, survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing: "At that moment, the entire sky suddenly flashed. It glowed bluish-white, as if it had become one giant fluorescent light. I immediately fell to the ground and lost consciousness.
«This is how Teruko Yataha remembers August 6, 1945. The 85-year-old survived the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The blast wave threw them six meters. Her mother had rescued the then eight-year-old girl from the rubble.
The atomic bomb destroys the city and kills about 140,000 people directly. Thousands later die from injuries and radiation-related illnesses. According to the municipality, just over 40,000 bomb victims were still living in Hiroshima just over a year ago.
In the city where the G7 summit will take place on Friday. A symbolic choice: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to put nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation at the top of this year's agenda. Yataha, a survivor of the atomic bomb, later learned English in order to be able to tell the world about the horror of the atomic bomb. And hopes to reach the heads of state of the G7 in this way.
Teruko Yataha, survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing: "I want the G7 leaders to seriously acknowledge the inhumanity of nuclear weapons. They are weapons that can destroy humanity. I want them to be clear: these are terrible things. They must be abolished.
«It is unlikely, however, that the G7 heads of state will actually agree on a nuclear weapons compromise. Russia is threatening to resume testing and use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine. North Korea repeatedly tests launchers, Iran expands its nuclear program. And host Japan is also at least inclined towards the civilian use of nuclear power again: Despite the reactor accident in Fukushima in 2011, the country wants to extend its nuclear power plant lifetimes. Since the energy price crisis caused by Russia's war in Ukraine, a narrow majority has been in favour.