Nagasaki atomic bomb survivor who devoted life to peace dies

Shigemi Fukahori died at a hospital in Nagasaki, south-western Japan, on January 3, the Urakami Catholic Church, where he prayed almost daily until last year, said on Sunday

Sun, 05 Jan, 2025 - 12:52

Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press

A survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing who devoted his life to advocating for peace and campaigning against nuclear weapons has died aged 93.

Shigemi Fukahori died at a hospital in Nagasaki, south-western Japan, on January 3, the Urakami Catholic Church, where he prayed almost daily until last year, said on Sunday.