On June 3 at Hiroshima city hall, two women began writing down the names of more than 4,000 atomic bomb survivors who have been confirmed dead since August 6, 2023.

The women themselves are survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima in western Japan.

S/ Ikegame Kazuko, Atomic bomb survivor / I've written the names of my grandmother, father and mother on the list. The only ones left in the family are my younger brother and me.

The newly added names will be placed at the cenotaph for A-bomb victims at the 79th anniversary of the bombing this summer.

The cenotaph is located at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, which had a visitor from the United States on June 1.

Charles Oppenheimer is a grandson of J. Robert Oppenheimer, who has been dubbed the "father" of the atomic bomb for his role as a physicist in the U.S.-led Manhattan Project for producing nuclear weapons during World War II.

S/ J. Robert Oppenheimer / "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." I suppose we all thought that, one way or another.

The life of the elder Oppenheimer was made into a film last year by director Christopher Nolan.

It won seven Academy Awards in March, the same month that the movie was released in Japan.

Charles Oppenheimer met with atomic bomb survivor Ogura Keiko and together toured a facility commemorating last year's Group of Seven summit that took place in Hiroshima.

Ogura talked about her experience of meeting the G7 leaders.

S/ Ogura Keiko, Atomic bomb survivor / What I was wondering for a long time was what I will tell them, you see. I know they have the power to influence the world.

S/ Charles Oppenheimer / Very inspiring, her work. That is the most dangerous thing, the continued threat of nuclear war is so much. We have to do anything we can to de-escalate tensions and conflict to avoid a world ending in conflict.

Oppenheimer wrote in Ogura's notebook a message calling for world peace.

After visiting Hiroshima, he traveled to Tokyo and spoke at the Japan National Press Club and urged people to listen to the assertions of his grandfather who called for global cooperation to deal with nuclear threats.

S/ Charles Oppenheimer /(What I saw in Hiroshima is) exploring the past, including having museums and talking about it and making sure people understand the impact
of it.   I personally believe all bombs are immoral, not just atomic bombs in there. They should never be used by humanity. I think my grandfather was g　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
reatly disappointe(in hoping to control of it)
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

(ON AIR from Hiroshima Television on June 3)

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