TSUTOMU YAMAGUCHI
Can someone survive not one, but two nuclear bomb attacks? Yes! A Japanese man named Tsutomu Yamaguchi did precisely that—and lived to tell the story.
In 1945, during World War II, the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Yamaguchi was there on a work trip. He was badly burned but survived the blast.
The very next day, he returned home to Nagasaki—just in time for the second atomic bomb to fall! Amazingly, he survived that explosion too, even though it caused more injuries. Yamaguchi was one of the very few people officially recognised as a double survivor.
Even after going through so much, he lived a long life and became a peace speaker, talking about the horrors of nuclear war. He wanted the world to learn how dangerous these bombs are and why we should never use them again.
Tsutomu Yamaguchi’s story is one of incredible survival and courage, serving as a powerful reminder of the importance of working towards peace.
