Masako Wada Explained

Masako Wada (born 1943) is a Japanese hibakusha as a survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, who is assistant secretary general of Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations).^[1] Her organization won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.^[2] Wada represented the organization for the Nobel Committee telephone interview.^[3]

Early life and education

In 1945, when she was 1 year and 10 months old, she was exposed to the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki City (2.9 kilometers from Ground Zero). She graduated from the English Department of Meiji Gakuin University decades later.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Wada, Masako . A World Free from Nuclear Weapons: The Vatican Conference on Disarmament . Georgetown University Press . 2020 . 978-1-62616-805-3 . Christiansen . Drew . Washington, DC . 13–15 . Surviving the Atomic Bomb . Sargent . Carole.
2. News: Specia . Megan . Chutel . Lynsey . 11 October 2024 . Nobel Updates: Peace Prize Is Awarded to Japanese Group of Atomic Bomb Survivors . The New York Times.
3. Web site: The Nobel Peace Prize 2024 . 2024-10-12 . NobelPrize.org . en-US.
4. https://www.facebook.com/masako.wada.1048/?locale=hi_IN&_rdr 和田征子 Masako Wada