FEATURE: A-bomb survivor learns English to advocate for nuclear abolition

An 82-year-old atomic bomb survivor from Hiroshima has been diligently improving his English in the belief that a rise in global conflicts makes his mission to communicate the horrors of nuclear weapons to the world more pressing than ever.Kunihiko Iida was just a toddler when a uranium bomb devastated Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, leaving him with long-running health problems.But despite his advanced years, he recently began taking one-on-one English lessons, focusing on listening skills. His goal is to communicate with the growing number of foreign visitors to his hometown to share his belie…READ FULL ARTICLE