G7 Summit in Hiroshima: Balancing Anti-Nuke Goals with Reality of Threats

Japan's atomic bomb survivors, known as hibakusha, hope that the G-7 summit in Hiroshima will lead to a consensus on global challenges and support for nuclear disarmament. The hibakusha have called for Japan to sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, but Japan has refused to do so as it is protected by US nuclear weapons. Despite disappointment, the hibakusha welcome the chance the G-7 meeting affords to get their message out and hope that one day the Japanese government will listen to their voices and change their course.