A-bomb survivor battling nukes, time after 65 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - Atomic-bomb victim Sumiteru Taniguchi, 81, speaks at a press conference held by the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations in Tokyo on June 16, 2010, following a meeting of the group on the U.N. conference to review the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in May. Taniguchi expressed concern about his health and age but vowed to sincerely serve as a representative of the group after he was appointed the same day. (Kyodo)

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