| At the same time, we applaud those who survived to become hibakusha. |
| To be a hibakusha, they explained, was not an honorific but a source of shame, a secret to be closely held. |
| For the hibakusha, the victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the overriding imperative is 'no one should ever suffer as we did. |
| Nevertheless, those hibakusha, atomic bomb survivors, whose bodies were eaten away by radiation, and who continue to suffer from the aftereffects, can never forget that day. |
| Countless others, the hibakusha, were exposed to the blast and remained unsure of their futures. |
| You're a hibakusha,' she said, 'We don't need a bombed bride. |
