80 Years on, Korean Survivors of WWII Atomic Bombs Still Suffer
JAPAN, AUG 3 – More than 10 percent of atomic bomb victims were Korean forced laborers who still face health issues and stigma, with about 1,600 survivors alive, officials say.
- Amid the 80th anniversary, the Hapcheon Atomic Bomb Victim Welfare Center will hold a remembrance event on August 6, with survivors hoping for increased attention.
- Up to 50,000 Koreans were in Hiroshima as forced labourers, and Bae Kyung-mi was five when ‘Little Boy’ struck on August 6, 1945, her family kept their suffering secret.
- Facing dual stigma, survivors in Japan endured discrimination as hibakusha and Koreans, and `In those days, there were unfounded rumours that radiation exposure could be contagious,` said Jeong Soo-won.
- A 2016 law in Seoul provides around USD 72 to about 1,600 South Korean survivors, excluding their offspring.
- A Japanese hibakusha group won the Nobel Peace Prize last year, and a memorial to Korean victims was added to Hiroshima Peace Park, according to the source.
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