From Hiroshima to Fukushima: Poetry of Nuclear Survival

Presented by: Asahi Shimbun, Centre for Japanese Research, Liu Institute for Global Issues and Simons Foundation

Japanese actor and activist Sayuri Yoshinaga will read poems by survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs and the Fukushima nuclear disaster. She will be accompanied by renowned composer and pianist Ryuichi Sakamoto. This public event is aimed at students and raising awareness surrounding the threat of nuclear weapons and energy and ensuring the voice of survivors is heard.