Atomic bomb survivors speaks about experiences in N.Y.

Atomic bomb survivors speaks about experiences in N.Y.

NEW YORK, the United States - Reiko Yamada (standing), an 80-year-old survivor from the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, speaks about her experiences to high school students at the Japan Society in New York on April 29, 2014, with Michio Hakariya (R), a 76-year-old survivor from the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, sitting by her side. About 200 students from schools in the city and elsewhere including Japanese students in the United States listened to their speeches.

Vietnamese cameraman, Khmer Rouge victim reunite ahead of trial

Vietnamese cameraman, Khmer Rouge victim reunite ahead of trial

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Ho Van Tay (R), 76, a former Vietnamese military cameraman who was the first outsider to document the horrors of a Khmer Rouge prison and torture center after the regime fell in 1979, was reunited for the first time in three decades on Feb. 15 with Norng Chan Phal, 39, one of four child survivors of the prison.

76 A-bomb survivors seek recognition of sickness

76 A-bomb survivors seek recognition of sickness

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The man and woman at the table in the Hiroshima municipal office July 9 are among 76 survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki who asked eight prefectural governments the same day to recognize them as sufferers of radiation-induced illnesses. The applicants will be eligible for special medical benefits if the local governments recognize that their diseases were caused by exposure to atomic bombing radiation.

Korean A-bomb survivor asks gov't not to appeal ruling

Korean A-bomb survivor asks gov't not to appeal ruling

TOKYO, Japan - Kwak Kwi Hun (2nd from R), 76, a Korean survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima who won what could be a landmark suit for overseas survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings in 1945, asks Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama (L) not to appeal the ruling. The Osaka District Court on June 1 ordered the Osaka prefectural government to pay compensation to Kwak for cutting off his medical allowance after he left Japan for home.

76 A-bomb survivors seek recognition of sickness

76 A-bomb survivors seek recognition of sickness

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The man and woman at the table in the Hiroshima municipal office July 9 are among 76 survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki who asked eight prefectural governments the same day to recognize them as sufferers of radiation-induced illnesses. The applicants will be eligible for special medical benefits if the local governments recognize that their diseases were caused by exposure to atomic bombing radiation.

Vietnamese cameraman, Khmer Rouge victim reunite ahead of trial

Vietnamese cameraman, Khmer Rouge victim reunite ahead of trial

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Ho Van Tay (R), 76, a former Vietnamese military cameraman who was the first outsider to document the horrors of a Khmer Rouge prison and torture center after the regime fell in 1979, was reunited for the first time in three decades on Feb. 15 with Norng Chan Phal, 39, one of four child survivors of the prison. (Kyodo)