Terumi Tanaka at a media meeting Nagasaki survivor and Nihon Hidankyo member Terumi Tanaka meeting the media in Niiza, Japan, after the organization won the 2024 Nobel Prize for Peace. (more) Nihon Hidankyo Japanese grassroots movement Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nihon-Hidankyo Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nihon-Hidankyo Also known as: Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations Written by Ethan Teekah Ethan Teekah is an Assistant Editor for Encyclopædia Britannica. He covers topics primarily related to Asia and Asian Studies. Ethan Teekah Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Oct 11, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents (Show more) Ask the Chatbot a Question Ask the Chatbot a Question Nihon Hidankyo, Japanese grassroots movement dedicated to eliminating nuclear weapons. Nihon Hidankyo was founded in 1956 by survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a group known as hibakusha (“bomb-affected people”). Its main activities include sending delegations to international conferences and events and holding speaking tours where survivors share firsthand accounts of the horrors of nuclear weapons. In 2024 it was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace “for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again.” The Nobel Prize committee also ...(100 of 736 words)

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