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Japanese Man, 93, Survived Both A-Bombs

Was on business in Hiroshima; lived in Nagasaki

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(Newser) – At 93, a Japanese man has become the first certified survivor of both atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the AP reports. Tsutomu Yamaguchi was in Hiroshima on business Aug. 6, 1945, when the US bombed the city; after a night there, he returned home to Nagasaki, bombed Aug. 9. Japan offers survivors a monthly allowance and free health checkups, and pays for funerals.

“As far as we know, he is the first one to be officially recognized as a survivor of atomic bombings in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki,” an official said. “It’s such an unfortunate case, but it is possible that there are more people like him.”

Doves fly by the Statue of Peace during a ceremony to mark the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, Aug. 9, 2008.
Doves fly by the Statue of Peace during a ceremony to mark the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, Aug. 9, 2008.   (AP Photo)
In this 1945 photo, a giant column of dark smoke rises more than 20,000 feet into the air, after the second atomic bomb ever used in warfare explodes over Nagasaki, Japan.
In this 1945 photo, a giant column of dark smoke rises more than 20,000 feet into the air, after the second atomic bomb ever used in warfare explodes over Nagasaki, Japan.   (AP Photo)
Doves fly by the Atomic Bomb Dome during the ceremony to mark the 63th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Aug. 6, 2008.
Doves fly by the Atomic Bomb Dome during the ceremony to mark the 63th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Aug. 6, 2008.   (AP Photo)
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