Lost memoir of Hiroshima survivor found after decades in US archive
Kiyoshi Tanimoto’s lost memoir of the Hiroshima atomic bomb, written in 1947, was discovered in a US archive and will be published on August 6, coinciding with the bomb's anniversary. The 230-page account details the horrors he witnessed and will be adapted into a film starring Takehiro Hira, highlighting the ongoing relevance of nuclear threats today.
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Published 23 Jun 2026, 00:00 UTC · Updated 23 Jun 2026, 00:20 UTC
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