| Title: | A-Bomb www Museum |
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| Description: | The A-bomb www Museum website was set up by Japanese and foreign academics based in Hiroshima. It brings together a range of information, images and opinions on the atomic bombing of the city and its consequences, and provides a forum for the discussion of nuclear disarmament and the promotion of peace. Sections of the site include: the stories of A-bomb survivors (hibakusha); images of exhibits at the Peace Memorial Museum; photos of the memorials and monuments in the Peace Park; interviews with current inhabitants of the city; messages from the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; and readers' comments. The site is available in parallel English and Japanese versions. |
| Keywords - controlled: | World War II; World War, 1939-1945; Hiroshima, Japan; atomic bomb; world wars;atomic bomb victims; museum; nuclear weapons; museums; peace movements; nuclear disarmament; |
| Keywords - uncontrolled: | Peace Memorial Museum; Peace Park; Pacific War; Second World War; atom bomb; hibakusha; atomic bombs |
| Type: | Arts Projects; Images; Primary source; Secondary source |
| URL: | http://www.csi.ad.jp/ABOMB/ |
| Classification: |
Modern languages and area studies > Asia > Japan > History Humanities > History > International history Humanities > History > Military history / wars and conflicts |
| Resource creator: | Ohba, Mitsuru (Project Director) |
| Resource creator: | Benson, John () |
| Country of origin: | Japan |
| Period: | 20th Century (1900 - 1945); 20th Century (1946 - 1999); 20th Century (1900 - 1945); 1945 |
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