’A wake-up call to the world’ - Japan’s atomic bomb survivors group gets peace Nobel | DW News

The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday named Japanese anti-nuclear organization Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as the winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. The aging survivors of the two nuclear detonations, known as “hibakusha,“ continue to campaign for a nuclear arms ban as they push to keep alive their efforts among younger generations. As it made the announcement, the Nobel committee warned of growing concerns as “new countries appear to be prepared to acquire nuclear weapons.“ Responding to a question about whether rhetoric from Russia about the use of nuclear weapons had influenced the decision, Watne Frydnes said such threats put pressure on the norm of non-use. “It is alarming to see how threats of use is also damaging this norm. To uphold an international strong taboo against the use is crucial for all of humanity,“ he added. Toshiyuki Mimaki, the co-head of Nihon Hidanky