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Hibakusha (被爆者) is the term widely used in Japan referring to victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As of March 31, 2007, there were 251,834 living hibakusha certified by the Japanese government, with an average age of 74. The Japanese word translates literally to "explosion-affected people". The Atomic Bomb Survivors Relief Law defines hibakusha as people: who were within a few kilometers of the hypocenters of the bombs, who were within 2 km of the hypocenters within two weeks of the bombings, who were exposed to radiation from fallout, and babies carried by pregnant women in any of these categories. They are entitled to government support.
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Atomic bomb survivors were called?
Hibakusha.
How do you call victims of the hiroshima bombing?
Hibakusha.
What is Term used for survivors of hiroshima and nagasaki?
Hibakusha
What term is used by Hiroshima survivors for the nuclear fallout?
Hibakusha
What are the survivors of the atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki called?
Hibakusha
What are the survivors of both the hiroshima and nagasaki bombing called?
Hibakusha
How many hibakusha that died in the atomic bombing?
The Hibashukas were the survivors.
What do you call a Japanese survivor of Hiroshima?
Survivors of Hiroshima were called Hibakusha which means explosions affected persons.
A doctor who spoke about the bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki?
Dr. Shuntaro Hida who was 28 at the time and attended the Hibakusha in the location where they had the hospital.
What happened to those who survived the atom bomb?
Those are called Hibakusha in Japanese. The Atomic Bomb Survivors Relief Law defines hibakusha as people who fall into one of the following categories: within a few kilometers of the hypocenters of the bombs; within 2 km of the hypocenters within two weeks of the bombings; exposed to radiation from fallout; or not yet born but carried by pregnant women in any of these categories. As of March 31, 2015, 183,519 hibakusha were recognized by the Japanese government, most living in Japan. The government of Japan recognizes about 1% of these as having illnesses caused by radiation.
What has the author Hajime Tanuma written?
Hajime Tanuma has written: 'Gembaku hibakusha mondai' -- subject(s): Bombardment, 1945, History, Japan Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan, Nuclear disarmament
What has the author Ittetsu Morishita written?
Ittetsu. Morishita has written: 'Ihin wa kataru' 'Hibakusha' -- subject(s): Atomic bomb, Atomic bomb victims, History, Physiological effect, Pictorial works, Portraits
