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Atomic bomb survivor Setsuko Thurlow

Setsuko Thurlow, an atomic bomb survivor and nuclear disarmament campaigner, meets the press at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 3, 2025.

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Atomic bomb survivor Setsuko Thurlow

Setsuko Thurlow, an atomic bomb survivor and nuclear disarmament campaigner, meets the press at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 3, 2025.

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Atomic bomb survivor on nuclear weapons ban treaty meeting

Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and prominent anti-nuclear campaigner, attends an online press conference, held at the U.N. headquarters in New York, on Dec. 1, 2023, as parties to the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons closed their second meeting the same day.

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Hiroshima marks 78th A-bomb anniversary

Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and prominent anti-nuclear campaigner, speaks at a press conference in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2023, the 78th anniversary of the attack.

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Hiroshima marks 78th A-bomb anniversary

Setsuko Thurlow (L), a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and prominent anti-nuclear campaigner, speaks at an international anti-nuclear meeting in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2023, the 78th anniversary of the attack.

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Hiroshima marks 78th A-bomb anniversary

Setsuko Thurlow (L), a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and prominent anti-nuclear campaigner, speaks at an international anti-nuclear meeting in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2023, the 78th anniversary of the attack.

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Hiroshima ahead of 78th A-bomb anniversary

Setsuko Thurlow (top), a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and prominent anti-nuclear campaigner, speaks at a meeting with Japanese lawmakers for nuclear abolition in the western Japan city on Aug. 5, 2023, a day ahead of the 78th anniversary of the attack.

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Hiroshima ahead of 78th A-bomb anniversary

Setsuko Thurlow (L), a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and prominent anti-nuclear campaigner, speaks at a meeting with Japanese lawmakers for nuclear abolition in the western Japan city on Aug. 5, 2023, a day ahead of the 78th anniversary of the attack.

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Hiroshima ahead of 78th A-bomb anniversary

Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and prominent anti-nuclear campaigner, speaks at a meeting with Japanese lawmakers for nuclear abolition in the western Japan city on Aug. 5, 2023, a day ahead of the 78th anniversary of the attack.

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A-bomb survivor Thurlow calls G-7 summit "big failure"

Atomic bomb survivor and peace advocate Setsuko Thurlow meets the press in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on May 21, 2023. She calls the just-ended Group of Seven summit in the atomic-bombed city "a big failure."

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A-bomb survivor Thurlow calls G-7 summit 'big failure'

Atomic bomb survivor and peace advocate Setsuko Thurlow speaks during an interview in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on May 21, 2023. She calls the G-7 summit in the atomic bombed city "a big failure."

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A-bomb survivor Thurlow in interview

Atomic bomb survivor and peace advocate Setsuko Thurlow gives an interview in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on May 17, 2023.

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A-bomb survivor Thurlow in interview

Atomic bomb survivor and peace advocate Setsuko Thurlow gives an interview in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima on May 17, 2023.

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A-bomb survivor Thurlow's lecture in Japan

Atomic bomb survivor and peace advocate Setsuko Thurlow delivers a commemorative lecture at her alma mater Hiroshima Jogakuin University in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on May 15, 2023, as she receives an honorary doctorate from the university.

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A-bomb survivor Thurlow's lecture in Japan

Atomic bomb survivor and peace advocate Setsuko Thurlow delivers a commemorative lecture at her alma mater Hiroshima Jogakuin University in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on May 15, 2023, as she receives an honorary doctorate from the university.

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A-bomb survivor Thurlow's lecture in Japan

Atomic bomb survivor and peace advocate Setsuko Thurlow smiles after delivering a lecture at her alma mater Hiroshima Jogakuin University in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on May 15, 2023. She made the commemorative lecture as she received an honorary doctorate from the university.

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A-bomb survivor Thurlow's lecture in Japan

Atomic bomb survivor and peace advocate Setsuko Thurlow smiles while delivering a commemorative lecture at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on May 10, 2023, upon receiving an honorary doctorate from the university.

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A-bomb survivor Thurlow receives honorary doctorate in Japan

Atomic bomb survivor and peace advocate Setsuko Thurlow receives an honorary doctorate at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on May 10, 2023. Thurlow, who survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, was among those who accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 on behalf of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

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A-bomb survivor Thurlow's lecture in Japan

Atomic bomb survivor and peace advocate Setsuko Thurlow delivers a commemorative lecture at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on May 10, 2023, upon receiving an honorary doctorate from the university.

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A-bomb survivor Thurlow receives honorary doctorate in Japan

Atomic bomb survivor and peace advocate Setsuko Thurlow receives an honorary doctorate at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on May 10, 2023. Thurlow, who survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, was among those who accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 on behalf of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

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Canada-residing A-bomb survivor appeals for nuke elimination

VIENNA, Austria - Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, currently residing in Canada, delivers a speech at the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons in Austria on Dec. 8, 2014, calling for actions toward the abolition of nuclear weapons.

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Truman's grandson at A-bomb survivors' meeting

NEW YORK, United States - Atomic bombing survivor Yasuaki Yamashita (R) speaks about his experiences in the aftermath of the 1945 U.S. bombing of Nagasaki at the Japan Society in New York on Oct. 17, 2012. Clifton Truman Daniel (C), the oldest grandson of Harry Truman, the U.S. president who ordered the two atomic bombs to be dropped on Japan in World War II, and Setsuko Thurlow, also an atomic bombing survivor, sat beside Yamashita. Hundreds of high school students attended the event to listen to their experiences.

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A-bomb survivors speak at U.N.

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken on Oct. 26, 2011, shows Setsuko Thurlow (2nd from R) and Kazu Sueishi (2nd from L), who are survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing on Hiroshima, attend an event at the U.N. Headquarters in New York. During the event, they spoke about their experiences of the bombing and answered questions from attendees.

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Project delivers voices of A-bomb survivors to N.Y. high schoolers

NEW YORK, United States - Setsuko Thurlow (far right) talks about her experience of surviving the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima to students at Brooklyn International High School on Dec. 10, 2010.

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Atomic bomb survivors call for elimination of nukes at int'l meeting

WASHINGTON, Japan - (From L to R) Setsuko Thurlow, 77, and 80-year-old Mikiso Iwasa and Shoo Michigami -- survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- answer questions from reporters at a news conference in Washington D.C. on Feb. 14 after they called for the elimination of nuclear weapons at a meeting of an international nuclear nonproliferation commission there. Speaking for the first time before the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, the survivors sought a new trend toward nuclear arms abolition on the occasion of the launch last month of the administration of new U.S. President Barack Obama.

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Films by young directors shed new light on A-bomb survivors

TOKYO, Japan - Setsuko Thurlow (R) and her fellow atomic-bomb survivors pose at Yokohama port Sept. 7, 2008, before their global voyage. Two documentaries on their voyage as members of a group of 103 such survivors invited by the nongovernmental group Peace Boat are being shown around Japan prior to a U.N. conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in May 2010.

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NPT review conference in New York

Setsuko Thurlow, a 90-year-old survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima who is now living in Canada, meets the press in New York on Aug. 1, 2022, after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses a review conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters.

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NPT review conference opens in New York

Setsuko Thurlow, a 90-year-old survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima who is now living in Canada, listens to a speech given by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a review conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Aug. 1, 2022.

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Anti-nuclear forum in Vienna

Setsuko Thurlow (in screen), a 90-year-old survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima who is now living in Canada, virtually attends a forum being held in Vienna on June 18, 2022, under the sponsorship of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

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Atomic bomb survivors call for elimination of nukes at int'l meet

WASHINGTON, Japan - (From L to R) Setsuko Thurlow, 77, and 80-year-old Mikiso Iwasa and Shoo Michigami -- survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- answer questions from reporters at a news conference in Washington D.C. on Feb. 14 after they called for the elimination of nuclear weapons at a meeting of an international nuclear nonproliferation commission there. Speaking for the first time before the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, the survivors sought a new trend toward nuclear arms abolition on the occasion of the launch last month of the administration of new U.S. President Barack Obama. (Kyodo)

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Deep Sea (2006)

Bob Cranston, Mark Thurlow & Howard Hall Film: Deep Sea; Imax - Deep Sea 3d (USA/CAN 2006) Director: Howard Hall 03 March 2006 Date: 03 March 2006

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Deep Sea (2006)

Mark Thurlow, Bob Cranston & Howard Hall Film: Deep Sea; Imax - Deep Sea 3d (USA/CAN 2006) Director: Howard Hall 03 March 2006 Date: 03 March 2006

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Hiroshima survivor meets Obama aide, urges end to nuclear weapons

Setsuko Thurlow (R), an 84-year-old atomic bomb survivor who currently lives in Canada, meets with Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for U.S. President Barack Obama, in Washington on June 6, 2016. Thurlow, who experienced the U.S. atomic bombing in Hiroshima at age 13, handed a letter to Rhodes, calling on the president to make further efforts to abolish nuclear weapons. Obama became the first serving U.S. president to visit Hiroshima on May 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima survivor meets Obama aide, urges end to nuclear weapons

Undated photo shows Setsuko Thurlow, an 84-year-old atomic bomb survivor who currently lives in Canada. Thurlow, who experienced the U.S. atomic bombing in Hiroshima at age 13, handed a letter to Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for U.S. President Barack Obama, in Washington on June 6, 2016, calling on the president to make further efforts to abolish nuclear weapons. Obama became the first serving U.S. president to visit Hiroshima on May 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Truman grandson calls for A-bomb survivors to be heard

Setsuko Thurlow (L) speaks about her experience as an atomic bomb survivor before some 200 high school students in New York on April 28, 2015, as Clifton Truman Daniel (C), grandson of U.S. President Harry Truman who authorized the 1945 atomic bombings of Japan, looks on. Yasuaki Yamashita (R), another atomic bomb survivor, also attended the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Peace Prize

Hiroshima atomic bombing survivor Setsuko Thurlow (L) and Beatrice Fihn, head of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, smile on the balcony of their hotel in Oslo, Norway on Dec. 10, 2017. The two attended a ceremony held at the Oslo City Hall the same day for the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, awarded to Fihn's ICAN campaign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima A-bomb survivor Thurlow speaks in New York

Toronto-based peace activist Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, speaks to Kyodo News in New York on April 24, 2015. She called for a coordinated effort for the abolition of nuclear weapons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Films by young directors shed new light on A-bomb survivors

TOKYO, Japan - Setsuko Thurlow (R) and her fellow atomic-bomb survivors pose at Yokohama port Sept. 7, 2008, before their global voyage. Two documentaries on their voyage as members of a group of 103 such survivors invited by the nongovernmental group Peace Boat are being shown around Japan prior to a U.N. conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in May 2010. (Kyodo)

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Film on A-bomb survivor Setsuko Thurlow

Screenshot shows Setsuko Thurlow, an 89-year-old survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima who is now living in Canada, speaking during an online interview on June 9, 2021, ahead of the June 27 release in the other atomic-bombed city Nagasaki of "The Vow from Hiroshima," a film depicting her life.

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Project delivers voices of A-bomb survivors to N.Y. high schooler

NEW YORK, United States - Setsuko Thurlow (far right) talks about her experience of surviving the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima to students at Brooklyn International High School on Dec. 10, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Canada-residing A-bomb survivor appeals for nuke elimination

VIENNA, Austria - Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, currently residing in Canada, delivers a speech at the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons in Austria on Dec. 8, 2014, calling for actions toward the abolition of nuclear weapons. (Kyodo)

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A-bomb survivors speak at U.N.

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken on Oct. 26, 2011, shows Setsuko Thurlow (2nd from R) and Kazu Sueishi (2nd from L), who are survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing on Hiroshima, attend an event at the U.N. Headquarters in New York. During the event, they spoke about their experiences of the bombing and answered questions from attendees. (Kyodo)

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Setsuko Thurlow

Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, speaks during an online session on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons on Oct. 23, 2020. The United Nations said Oct. 24 that 50 countries had ratified the treaty, paving the way for its entry into force on Jan. 22.

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World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs

Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing in Hiroshima, takes part in the 2020 World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, held online due to the global coronavirus pandemic, from her home in Canada on Aug. 2, 2020.

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Thurlow speaks in Hiroshima

Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing in Hiroshima who made a speech at the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony, speaks at a peace event in Hiroshima on Nov. 9, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thurlow speaks in Hiroshima

Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing in Hiroshima who made a speech at the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony, speaks at a peace event in Hiroshima on Nov. 9, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thurlow speaks in Hiroshima

Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing in Hiroshima who made a speech at the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony, speaks at a peace event in Hiroshima on Nov. 9, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor's enthronement ceremony

Setsuko Thurlow (L), a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing in Hiroshima who made a speech at the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony, arrives at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2019, to attend a ceremony at which Emperor Naruhito proclaimed his enthronement before roughly 2,000 guests from Japan and overseas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pope Francis in Japan

Setsuko Thurlow (L), a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing in Hiroshima who made a speech at the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony, waits for the arrival of Pope Francis at the Peace Memorial Park in the western Japan city on Nov. 24, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Atomic bomb survivor Setsuko Thurlow at the Vatican

Setsuko Thurlow (C), a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, is pictured in the Vatican City on March 20, 2019. She met Pope Francis during a general audience the same day. On the left is Yusa Okada, the granddaughter of a Nagasaki survivor. At 13 years of age, Okada is the same age as Thurlow was at the time of the attack. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo