Japan's atomic bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, marking a milestone for the group that has campaigned over the years for the abolition of nuclear weapons.The group, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, founded in 1956, was awarded the prize "for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.It is the second time a Japanese person or organization has received th…READ FULL ARTICLE