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A Problem for all Humanity: Nagasaki Writer Hayashi Kyoko Probes the Dangers of Nuclear Energy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Justin Aukema
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Recent works have found renowned author Hayashi Kyoko and A-bomb survivor expanding her criticism of nuclear weapons to include nuclear power. This article looks at her criticisms of the nuclear disasters at Tokaimura in 1999 and Fukushima (ongoing), and her emphasis on the dangers of radiation as one which affects all humanity.

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Hayashi KyokoTrinityhibakushakakuradiationatomicnuclearTokaimuraFukushimaHarvest
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Research Article
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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 9 , Issue 47 , November 2011 , e4
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