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Join us for WFC’s Special Program for the 81st Anniversary of the A-bombing “Learn about the realities of War and Nuclear Weapons

2026-07-17

This year, the World Friendship Center is honored to host this event with Hibakusha Chieko Kiriake san and hear her testimony with time for Q&A. English translation will be provided.

Chieko Kiriake san was born in 1929. She experienced the atomic bombing as a 15-year-old student in the 4th year of all-girls high school, 1.9km from the hypocenter. She emphasizes that “Peace will not come by simply waiting for it. We must try to reach this state with all we can and work together to protect it, or else it will slip away.”

When: Thursday August 6th, 2026

Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: ESSOR Hiroshima Room #1&2

1-2-1 Oote-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City

10F Orizuru Tower

FREE – Limit to 60 people

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Join us in welcoming the 2026 Dr. David Hall emerging leaders from the United States on August 2nd!

2026-07-17

The World Friendship Center and the Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility presents this summer:

The Dr. David Hall Emerging Leaders in Nuclear Weapons Abolition Program!

Join us in welcoming the 10 emerging leaders in nuclear disarmament from the United States with presentation topics on “My Journey Towards Peace” by Kimanh Tran, “Palestine Ancestry” by Omar Aldahleh, and “living in the Marshall Islands” by Brasin Benjamin.

Also with introductions by all participants:

Chyanne Cepeda-Leslie
Courtney Boswell
Sean Liles
Terra Huey
Mia Shigemura
Rocco Clark
McKenna Parnes

When : Sunday August 2nd, 2026

Location: ESSOR Hiroshima Room #1&2

1-2-1 Oote-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City

10F Orizuru Tower

Time：1:30 PM – 3:30 PM

FREE – LIMIT TO 60 PEOPLE

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OR email us: office@wfchiroshima.org

Thanks to the support of WPSR, Ground Zero, the American Committee of the World Friendship Center, the Pacific Northwest District of the Church of the Brethren, and the Prospect Hill Foundation, this program is made possible

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Join us for WFC’s Special Program for the 80th Anniversary of the A-bombing “Learn about the realities of War and Nuclear Weapons”

2025-07-30

Join us for WFC’s Special Program for the 80th Anniversary of the A-bombing “Learn about the realities of War and Nuclear Weapons”

DATE：AUGUST 6(WED) 10:00-13:00 (9:50 OPEN)
VENUE：ORIZURU TOWER 10TH FLOOR https://www.orizurutower.jp/en/
FEE： FREE　(PRESENTED IN PERSON ONLY, NO LIVE STREAMING)　
HOW TO APPLY：QR CODE OR MAIL office@wfchiroshima.org

PartⅠ Survivers Testimony 10:00 -11:30, with English interpretation
YASUKO KONDO

Survived for 80 years Born in 1940, she is 84 years old.
She was exposed to the atomic bomb at the age of 4 at her uncle’s house in Takasu, Nishi Ward, Hiroshima (3.5 km from the hypocenter).
She has been a Hiroshima Peace Volunteer since 1999, guiding visitors to Peace Museum and Park, and has been an A-bomb witness since 2015.

PartⅡ Presentation　11:45-13:00, with Japanese interpretation
“Resilience After Nuclear Trauma” Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility
2025 Dr David Hall Emerging Leaders in Anti-Nuclear Abolition Program

Robin Narruhn

Robin is the daughter of an immigrant from the Marshall Islands.
An associate professor at Seattle University.
She earned her PhD in Nursing Science from the University of Washington.

Natasha Note

Natasha’s parents are Marshallese. Her Father is part Japanese and is
from Bikini Atoll.
She is a student at Everett Community College studying Criminal Justice.

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Visited Sotoku High School Newspaper Club

2024-12-07

On December 5, our Directors, Bradley & Susan visited the Sotoku High School Newspaper Club. Four members of the Sotoku High School Newspaper Club participated in the Korean PAX in the spring of 2024 and the club covered various activities of WFC and published articles in the Sotoku Gakuen Newspaper.

It was very interesting to visit a Japanese high school and hear about its activities from the students in the newspaper club. Incidentally, the students are very interested in the newspaper club at Suntoku High School, and about 10% of the entire school’s students are members of the club. In October, the club won the “Gold Prize” in the National High School Newspaper Contest. Bradley and Susan were surprised to learn that the newspaper club is active every day after school until late, except during test periods. The directors expressed their hope that our new facility will serve as a place where guests from abroad can hear A-bomb testimonies from hibakusha and think about peace.

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International Festa 2024

2024-11-27

On November 24, WFC participated in the “Activities Introduction Corner” at the “International Festa 2024” organized by the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation at the International Conference Center Hiroshima.

This year, we decided to focus our introduction on the PAX (Peace Ambassadors Exchange Program) between the U.S. and Korea. In addition to the new directors, board members, and members participating in WFC activities, we were joined by PAX participants who visited the U.S. fall in 2023 and Korea in spring 2024. A total of 120 people stopped by the WFC corner. We were able to publicize PAX, WFC’s activities, and the open house scheduled for December 7 to a wide variety of people, from those familiar with WFC to those new to WFC, and from children to the elderly, who stopped by. We hope this will lead to future activities.