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Nagasaki

Page 47

by Susan Southard


  and ABCC research, 183, 188

  and accounts of bombing, 67–68, 70, 72, 72, 76, 78

  aerial view of, 90

  bomb shelters near, 206

  bomb victims at, 79

  casualties at, 50

  and commemorations of bombing, 198–201, 203, 231

  and effects of radiation exposure, 97, 100, 112, 136, 176–77, 223–24

  extent of bomb damage, 45, 47–48, 50, 52, 55, 56–57, 58–59, 60, 61, 63, 101, 186

  first marker at, 302

  and long-term health issues, 219

  and modern Nagasaki, 275–77, 288, 297

  and Nagasaki National Peace Memorial, 293

  and peace activism, 226, 240–42, 251, 253

  and postwar recovery/reconstruction, 88, 101, 141, 143, 168, 170

  and rescue efforts after bombing, 83, 84

  and temporary shelter, 135

  and U.S. occupation of Japan, 120

  Hypocenter Park, 240–41, 253–54, 275

  Ikasarete ikite [Allowed to Live, I Live] (Do-oh), 294

  Imperial Edict Day, 13–14

  Imperial Japanese Army and Navy, 94

  incendiary attacks, 19, 24–26, 29, 92, 245

  industrial power of Japan, 5, 10, 13–14, 138

  infant radiation exposure, 135–36, 177

  infrastructure of Nagasaki, 3, 87–88, 127, 134, 138, 141, 168, 231–35

  International NGO Conference on Disarmament, 248

  International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, 265, 271

  International Red Cross, 121

  international relations of prewar Japan, 1–2, 3

  International X-Ray and Radium Protection Committee, 107

  internment of Japanese Americans, 12, 186

  in-utero radiation exposure

  and ABCC research, 189–90, 193, 239

  and long-term radiation effects, 245–46

  and medical care laws, 221

  and microcephaly, 177

  and radiation effects on newborns, 135–36

  Ishida Masako, 147, 158, 169

  Iwakura Tsutomu, 238

  Iyonaga Yasumasa, 105

  Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo), 213

  Japanese Cabinet, 26, 91

  Japanese Home Ministry, 118

  Japanese Imperial Army Air Forces, 5

  Japanese Ministry of Education, 11

  Japanese National Railway, 37

  Japan 1945 (O’Donnell), 278

  Japanese Red Cross Society, 87, 195, 220

  Japan Telecommunication Workers’ Union, 215

  John Paul II, pope, 250–51

  Josei Girls’ High School, 102

  Junshin Girls’ High School, 161–62

  justifications for use of atomic weapons, xvi, 148–53, 149

  kaimyo (posthumous names), 293

  kaiten (suicide torpedoes), 27

  kamikaze corps, 15

  kamishibai, 294–96

  Kanazawa Etsuko. See Nagano Etsuko

  kataribe movement, 270–72, 277, 280, 282–83, 288, 296–97

  Katsuyama Elementary School, 46

  Kawanami Shipyard, 27

  Kawatana Kyosai Hospital, 100

  Keiho Girls’ High School, 22–23

  keloid scars, 157, 160, 252, 252, 299–300, 300

  Kim Masako, 225

  Kitamura Seibo, 200

  kodo (Imperial Way), 5, 6

  kokutai, 5, 6, 66, 91, 92

  Korean population of Japan

  and aftermath of bombing, 80

  and casualties of bombing, 130

  and civil defense, 37

  and forced labor, 13, 133, 275

  and militarism of Japan, 3

  and Nagasaki Testimonial Society, 245

  and prisoners, 47

  and survivors’ health care, 224–25

  and Yamazato-machi Recollection Committee, 242

  Korean War, 195, 198

  Krakauer, Jon, 268–69

  Kuboyama Aikichi, 211

  Kyuma Hisako, 81

  Kyushu island, 1, 27, 29, 76

  Laurence, William L., 44

  League of Nations, 5

  legacy campaigns, 296

  leukemia, 173, 177, 219, 221, 245, 260

  Licensed Agencies for Relief in Asia (LARA), 140

  Life, 195–96, 197

  Life Span Study, 192–93

  Lifton, Robert Jay, 157

  Lindee, M. Susan, 191

  Little Boy, 30

  Living Beneath the Atomic Cloud (Nagai), 162

  Los Alamos, New Mexico, 107, 109

  Lucky Dragon No. 5 (fishing vessel), 210–12

  Lynch, Keith, 117

  MacArthur, Douglas, 109–10, 144, 145, 169

  McGovern, Daniel, 132

  Maehata Hideko, 10

  Manchuria, 5, 27, 32, 35, 92

  Manhattan Project, 28, 44, 107, 109

  Manila, Philippines, 147

  marriage for hibakusha, 233–34

  Marshall Islands, 210, 211

  Martyrs’ Hill, 251

  Maruyama district, 7

  Masako taorezu [Masako Did Not Die] (Ishida), 147, 158

  Matsuo Ranko, 271–72, 283, 289

  Matsuyama-machi, 241

  Matsuyama Yukari (Wada Koichi’s granddaughter), 296

  Matsuzoe Hiroshi, 259–60, 294

  media access, 149, 196–97

  medical aid and relief, 54, 55–56, 121–22, 182–85. See also specific hospitals

  medical records of bomb victims

  and ABCC research, 182, 186

  and antinuclear activism, 290

  and autopsies, 104–5

  and cremation of bomb victims, 88

  and effects of radiation exposure, 177–78

  and hibakusha activism, 225–27, 236, 240

  and personal accounts of bomb victims, 222

  and Taniguchi’s efforts, 154–55

  U.S. confiscation of, 112, 148, 227

  medical research, 148, 181, 182–85. See also scientific research on bomb effects

  Megumi no Oka (Hill of Grace Nagasaki A-Bomb Home), 251

  Memorial Day for the Restoration of Peace, 146

  memorials, 198, 212, 240–42, 253, 295–96

  Memorial Service for the Atomic Bomb Victims, 198

  Miake Kenji, 88

  Michino-o Station, 78

  microcephaly, 177, 178, 190, 226

  militarism of Japan, 5, 10–12, 13–14, 23

  Ministry of Education (Tokyo), 120

  Ministry of Home Affairs, 89

  Mitsubishi Arms Factory Ohashi Plant

  and accounts of bombing, 42–43, 50, 50, 53, 58, 60, 72, 208

  and modern Nagasaki, 274

  and peace activism, 214

  and postwar recovery/reconstruction, 143

  and wartime Nagasaki, 23

  Mitsubishi Athletic Field, 90

  Mitsubishi Electric, 16, 57, 86

  Mitsubishi Shipyard and Machinery Works

  and Nagasaki’s background, 4

  and postwar recovery/reconstruction, 127, 141, 199

  postwar role of, 138

  and wartime Nagasaki, 9, 11, 27

  Miyajima Takeshi

  and care of Do-oh Mineko, 61, 63, 97, 121–22, 136

  Matsuzoe Hiroshi’s painting of, 259

  Mizuta Hisako. See Wada Hisako

  Mortality Detection Network, 185–86

  Motohara Hill, 76, 102

  Motoshima Hitoshi, 258–59, 268

  Mou, iya da
! [We’ve Had Enough!] (testimony collection), 232

  Mount Inasa, 274

  Mount Kinugasa, 58

  Mount Kompira, 38, 74, 275

  Mount Tohakkei, 45

  mugamuchu, 72

  Murai, Sugako, 174

  Murayama Tomiichi, 268

  Museum of Modern Art, New York, 238

  Muste, A. J., 148–49

  Nagai Kayano, 128, 147, 244

  Nagai Takashi, 128, 170, 171–72, 172

  Nagano Etsuko, 17, 115

  and accounts of bombing, 38, 39, 43, 45–47, 57–58, 63, 68, 72–75, 80

  brother’s death, 80

  and commemorations of bombing, 200

  and effects of radiation exposure, 113–15

  father’s death, 177–78

  interviews with, xiv

  and Japanese surrender, 95

  later years of, 279–81, 296–98, 298

  marriage, 207–8

  mother’s death, 263

  and peace activism, 214, 237, 252, 261–63, 262, 272, 277, 279–81, 289, 295

  and postwar recovery/reconstruction, 85, 127, 136–38, 138–39, 168–69

  and public awareness efforts, xvii

  reconciliation with mother, 263

  and rescue efforts after bombing, 87

  search for employment, 179

  sister’s death, 114

  suicidal thoughts, 160

  and wartime Nagasaki, 16–21

  Nagano Kuniko, 115

  and accounts of bombing, 73–74

  burial place of, 297–98

  and commemorations of bombing, 200

  death of, 137

  and effects of radiation exposure, 113–15

  and Nagano Etsuko’s activism, 280

  and wartime Nagasaki, 16, 20

  Nagano Seiji, 115

  and accounts of bombing, 73–75, 80

  burial place, 297–98

  and commemorations of bombing, 200

  death of, 137

  and Nagano Etsuko’s activism, 280

  and wartime Nagasaki, 16–17, 20

  Nagano Shina, 297

  Nagano Wakamatsu, 31, 53–55, 65, 67, 75

  Nagasaki A-Bomb Home, 251

  “Nagasaki Atomic Bomb and Its Influences, The” (class), 259

  Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Hospital, 220, 290

  Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum

  author’s experience, xi,

  described, 275, 288

  and NASM exhibit controversy, 267

  and peace activism, 246, 247, 272, 286

  and peace education programs, 283, 294, 295–96

  Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivors Council (Hisaikyo), 220–21, 299, 300

  Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Youth Association, 215, 232, 244, 255

  Nagasaki Bay, 88, 115–16, 124, 273

  Nagasaki Bombing: A Surviving Doctor’s Testimony, The (Akizuki), 243

  Nagasaki City Atomic Bomb Records Preservation Committee, 198

  Nagasaki City Hall, 199

  Nagasaki Commercial School, 70

  Nagasaki Foundation for the Promotion of Peace (NFPP)

  and kataribe presentations, 277, 283

  and peace activism, 253, 255, 259–60, 262–63, 269–72, 286, 289

  and peace education programs, 295–96

  Nagasaki genbaku ki: Hibaku ishi no shogen (Akizuki), 243

  Nagasaki genbaku sensaishi [Records of the Nagasaki Atomic Bombing and Wartime Damage], 247

  Nagasaki Harbor, 4, 199

  Nagasaki International Culture City Construction Law, 169

  Nagasaki International Culture Hall, 200

  Nagasaki Medical College

  and ABCC research, 188

  and accounts of bombing, 37, 42, 47, 53–55, 56

  and aerial views of Nagasaki, 90

  and care of bomb victims, 121, 124

  extent of bomb damage, 81

  and Japanese surrender, 95

  and Nagasaki’s background, 3

  and postwar recovery/reconstruction, 141, 142, 143, 160

  and radiation illness victims, 99–100

  and reports of Hiroshima bombing, 31

  and U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey, 131

  and wartime Nagasaki, 15, 25, 27

  Nagasaki Military Government Team (NMGT), 158, 169

  Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims, 275, 293–94

  Nagasaki no kane (Nagai), 147, 169, 170, 171

  Nagasaki no shogen (Nagasaki Testimonial Society), 244

  Nagasaki Peace Park, 203, 258–59, 275, 299

  Nagasaki Peace Statue, 200–201, 203, 259, 299

  Nagasaki Prefecture

  and accounts of bombing, 67, 75–76

  Catholic population of, 274

  and postwar recovery/reconstruction, 87–88

  and radiation effects, 100

  and responses to bombing, 53–54

  Nagasaki Prefecture Technical School, 35

  Nagasaki Prison, 47, 70

  Nagasaki Shimbun Company, 31

  Nagasaki Station, 11

  and accounts of bombing, 46–47, 57

  and modern Nagasaki, 274

  and postwar recovery/reconstruction, 87–88, 143, 168–69, 170

  and U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey, 131

  and wartime Nagasaki, 10, 15–16

  Nagasaki Streetcar Company, 129, 253

  Nagasaki Streetcar Company Memorial, 253–54, 254

  Nagasaki Testimonial Society, 243, 245

  Nagasaki University, 179, 259, 289

  Nagasaki University Hospital, 206

  Nagasaki University School of Medicine, 198, 219–20, 239, 258, 275

  Nagasaki Women’s Society, 244

  Nakashima River, 8, 273

  Nakashima Valley, 54

  Nanjing massacre, 267

  National Air and Space Museum (NASM), 267–68

  National Diet (Japan), 212, 220–21

  National Folk Dance Training Course, 159

  National Institute of Health (Japan), 181

  National Research Council (U.S.), 181

  National Volunteer Fighting Corps, 27

  New Yorker, 150

  New York Times, 109

  NHK Radio, 93

  Niblo, Winfield, 158–59

  Nielsen, Olive V. McDaniel, 269

  Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations), 213

  Nippon Eiga-sha (Japanese Film Company), 112

  Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation, 226–27

  Nishimori Issei, 182

  Nishinaka-machi Catholic Church, 4, 199

  Nishioka Takejiro, 31

  Nishiyama-machi, 223

  Nixon, Richard, 240

  Nobel Peace Prize, 283–84

  nonproliferation efforts, 210, 284–85

  nuclear accidents, 290

  nuclear fallout, 108, 210, 264

  Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conferences, 284–85, 285, 294–95

  nuclear weapons development

  American perceptions of, 264

  and censorship, 153

  and civil defense paradigms, 246

  and Cold War, 197

  and effects of radiation exposure, 107

  and international arms reduction efforts, 284

  and peace activism, 209–12, 215, 223, 244, 247–50, 251–53

  and protests against U.S. warships, 258

  South Pacific, 143

  Trinity test, 29, 113

  and U.S. occupation of Japan, 146

  U.S. public support for, 14
8–53

  and world stockpiles, 197, 249, 284

  Nyokodo residence, 170, 173

  Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 223

  Obama, Barack, 283

  Obama, Japan, 114, 115, 136–37, 280

  occupation forces

  and Atomic Field, 123

  crimes of (in Nagasaki), 158

  and postwar recovery/reconstruction, 115–21, 122, 158–59, 169, 198

  and U.S. occupation of Japan, 144

  O’Donnell, Joe, 124, 278

  Ohashi Bridge, 274

  Okada Ikuyo, 291–93

  Okada Jukichi, 67

  Olivi, Frederick, 44

  Omura, Japan, 59, 78, 114, 126

  Omura Bay, 45

  Omura National Hospital (formerly Omura Naval Hospital), 41, 103, 104, 105, 148

  and care of bomb victims, 121, 125

  and long-term bomb survival, 153

  and peace activism, 226–27, 238–39

  and postwar recovery/reconstruction, 159–60

  and Taniguchi’s recovery, 167

  and U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey, 132

  Omura Station, 106, 165

  onigiri, 75, 86, 87, 96, 139

  Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 107

  orphans, 134–35

  Osa Eiko. See Taniguchi Eiko

  Oura Church, 169

  Oyama Takami, xvii

  Pacific Proving Grounds, 210

  Pacific War, 267, 287

  pacifism, 212

  pancreatitis, 254–55

  “Peace Guides,” 296

  Peace Park, 275

  Pearl Harbor attack

  and antinuclear activism, 238

  and Japanese militarism, 6, 12

  and NASM exhibit controversy, 264–66

  and peace activism, 278, 286

  and war declaration, 194

  and wartime Nagasaki, 22, 23

  pediatric medicine for hibakusha, 186–92. See also child victims of bombings; in-utero radiation exposure

  photography, 124, 195, 236, 265, 278, 288

  Pius XII, pope, 171

  plutonium weapons, 31–32, 41, 107, 109

  post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 277, 278

  Potsdam Declaration, 29–30, 66, 146, 152

  pregnancies and radiation, 135–36, 190, 191–92. See also in-utero radiation exposure

  preparedness, 53–54. See also civil defense

  prisoners of war (POWs)

  and accounts of bombing, 37

  casualties and survivors of bombing, 84

  casualties of Nagasaki bomb, 48

  and decision to target Nagasaki, 29

  and effects of radiation exposure, 110–11

  and Japanese surrender, 94

  and NASM exhibit controversy, 264, 267

  and postwar recovery/reconstruction, 100

  and U.S. occupation of Japan, 116

  proliferation of nuclear weapons, 249, 272, 284

 

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