Rebooting memories of life before the nuclear devastation of Hiroshima

Rebooting memories of life before Hiroshima’s nuclear devastation

Only a few survivors of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II are still alive to share their memories. Well aware that she belongs to the last generation to deal directly with the hibakusha – those who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima – Anju Niwata, a young Japanese peace

Rebooting memories of life before the nuclear devastation of Hiroshima

A Japanese initiative to colourize photos of Hiroshima survivors, taken before the war, has been hailed by the UN as a way to breathe new life into conversations about peace, and a world without nuclear weapons.