Hiroshima survivors vow to keep telling their stories 75 years after bombing

Hiroshima survivors vow to keep telling their stories 75 years after bombing
Japan HIroshima Anniversary

Survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima are dwindling in numbers but say they are still facing discrimination 75 years after the first use of the weapon in warfare.

For nearly 70 years, until he turned 85, Lee Jong-keun hid his past as an atomic bomb survivor, fearful of the widespread discrimination against blast victims in Japan.

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