In collaboration with the Japan Committee for UNICEF, Japan’s award-winning singer-songwriter, Ai, and the Lasting Peace Project, are set to launch the “Lasting Peace for Every Child” peace education project to coincide with the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan. A special live performance will take place May 21.
As Hiroshima prepares to mark the 77th anniversary of the A-bomb dropped on it by the United States on August 6, 1945, some of its residents are brushing up on anti-nuclear messaging with the help of a program run by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.
Students in Japan organized an exhibit focusing on how the adversities youth have faced in midst of the pandemic have impacted their view of the injustices of the Holocaust.
Impunity for crimes against women is being challenged by world-wide women’s movements mobilizing to replace impunity with accountability, as is evidenced by a recent court decision in Kenya. This article explores the problematic of impunity and the role of peace education in pursuing accountability through citizen action.
This virtual exhibit situates the art of Hiroshima native Shikoku Gorō in the context of antiwar, antinuclear, and social justice movements from 1945 to 2020.
Hiroshima University students vow to take on the responsibility of spreading the stories and honoring the strength of atomic bombing survivors.
Hiroshima marks the 75th anniversary of the first atomic bombing on August 6. While the coronavirus has slowed peace tourism to this “City of Peace,” Hiroshima peace educators are finding creative ways to bring their message of nuclear disarmament online.
The Government of Japan has signed a project agreement that provides 500,000 USD to promote peace education in Ethiopia and the rest of Africa. About 5,000 teachers in 26 countries will be trained in transformative pedagogy for peace education.
The UNESCO project “Learning for Empathy: A teacher exchange and support programme,” targets teachers as key influencers in social transformation linked to the sustainable development goals highlighting the appreciation of cultural diversity and promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence.
Hiroshima Institute for Peace Education arranged for about 90 people to travel around the city with Park Namju, an 86-year-old atomic bomb survivor, who was on one of two streetcars that survived the blast and are still in service.
Japan’s two atomic-bombed cities are enthusiastic about peace education. The city of Hiroshima has a 12-year-long peace education program covering elementary to high school students. The city of Nagasaki launched classes this year that focus on dialogue between hibakusha and students, not just on listening to the tales of survivors.
As the only country that has ever suffered nuclear attacks in war, Japan has a responsibility to ensure that memories of what Hiroshima and Nagasaki went through will be passed on to future generations as part of its efforts to promote the movement toward a world without nuclear weapons. The challenge facing Japan is how to accomplish this mission in the face of a growing indifference and a lack of understanding among the public as well as the withering effects of pressure against their efforts.