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"I often compare the explosion to a typhoon that would be a thousand times stronger," says 90-year-old Sadae Kasaoka while standing on stage in the Hiroshima Memorial Peace Museum..
Part of a generation known as Hiroshima successors, Hosomitsu is committed to passing on the stories of the "hibakusha" (survivors of the bombing) so the world does not forget...
Even though more than 250 storytellers have been trained so far, "there is an urgent need to pass on this heritage before this memory dies out," he said.. Fighting for nuclear disarmament..
But the Hiroshima Vision on nuclear disarmament, that was adopted last May, while in favour of abolishing atomic weapons, has not convinced the hibakusha as it contains no concrete plans on nuclear disarmament..
While waiting for real measures in favour of a total ban on atomic weapons, survivors and successors are continuing to spread the word through powerful testimonies and daily talks organized at the Hiroshima Memorial Peace Museum..
