HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors, known as the “hibakusha,” will host events to share personal stories of the 1945 World War II atomic bombing and engage in discussions of peace as this year marks the 80th anniversary.

Dr. Masao Tomonaga was two years old when his home city was bombed on August 9, 1945.

His mother was preparing lunch on the first floor of their wooden house while he slept upstairs. Suddenly, there was a deafening noise and a blast wave that destroyed half of the house.

“She found me in a narrow area between the roof and floor in a Japanese-style futon bed, and she found me alive,” said Tomonaga, who is the chairman of the Nagasaki Hibakusha Friendship Association.

As the fire started around their district, his mother quickly evacuated the house

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