# Nihon Hidankyo seeks next generation for survival movement

> Atomic bomb survivors push for children to continue their advocacy group.
- Title: Nihon Hidankyo seeks next generation for survival movement
- Summary: Atomic bomb survivors push for children to continue their advocacy group. Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's atomic bomb survivor organization, heard calls to pass its…
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- Source: The Japan Times — https://japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/08/japan/nihon-hidankyo-second-generation
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- Published: 2026-10-08T11:58:00+00:00
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- Topics: nihon hidankyo, atomic bomb survivors, japan, second generation, disband, survivor organization, news, politics, world
## Nihon Hidankyo
Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese atomic bomb survivor organization, heard calls Thursday for children of atomic bomb survivors to carry on its movement as it weighs whether to remain active or disband.
## 80 hibakusha attend meeting
About 80 hibakusha survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings and other representatives of constituent groups from across Japan attended the meeting in Tokyo.
## Future of organization discussed
They reported their views on the future of the organization, formally known as the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations.
## Key takeaway

Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's atomic bomb survivor organization, heard calls to pass its cause to children as it considers disbanding.