THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 3, 2021 at 19:05 JST
Masaaki Takano, left, receives his hibakusha certificate booklet from a Hiroshima city official on Aug. 2. (Jun Ueda)
HIROSHIMA—The city government began issuing hibakusha certificate booklets on Aug. 2 to 53 area residents, granting them greater access to medical care, following a court ruling that recognizes “black rain” victims as atomic bomb survivors. [Read More]
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