As Japan stays away from nuke ban treaty, eyes on hibakusha, citizen power

When U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres came to Nagasaki he underlined his solidarity with hibakusha atomic bomb survivors, calling them "true messengers" of peace.He acknowledged the power of hibakusha as he reminded the world from Nagasaki -- one of the two atomic-bombed cities in Japan -- that the realization of a nuclear-free world is still distant and work remains for disarmament."When we see nonproliferation at risk, and when we see a lack of commitment to disarmament, to amplify the voice of the hibakusha becomes more and more important," Guterres said in an interview with Kyodo…READ FULL ARTICLE