A-bomb survivor hopes 'Oppenheimer' stokes debate in Japan
Teruko Yahata was eight when the first atomic bomb was dropped on her home city of Hiroshima, knocking her unconscious and levelling swathes of the Japanese city. Now 86, she is eager to be among the first to see the film "Oppenheimer" at its delayed opening in Japan on March 29, hoping the biopic of the scientist who led the development of the bomb will reinvigorate debate over nuclear weapons. - REUTERS
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00:24 [Speaking Japanese]
00:26 I wonder if Japan is the last country because it suffered the atomic bombings.
00:30 But even in a country that suffered the atomic bombings, we need to know the truth.
00:35 We need to know the truth no matter how painful it is and make use of it for the future.
00:39 I think this is important.
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00:54 [Speaking Japanese]
00:58 I don't hold a grudge against Mr. Oppenheimer himself or anything like that.
01:02 It's a much bigger issue.
01:04 As an atomic bomb survivor, the thought of developing, manufacturing, and actually dropping the bomb
01:10 still sends chills up my spine.
01:14 [Speaking Japanese]
01:32 I think the Oppenheimer film should be screened in Japan so that we can learn from it
01:37 and not lose that awareness that we need to preserve a future for our loved ones.
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