Kohei Oiwa, who was the representative director of the Toyukai, a group of A-bomb survivors living in Tokyo after being exposed to the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, passed away due to cirrhosis of the liver on the 7th.
he was 90 years old.
Kohei Oiwa, who was born in Hiroshima City, was exposed to the atomic bombing at his home about 2 kilometers from the hypocenter when he was 13 years old.
Mr. Oiwa, who witnessed the sight of people who died in the atomic bombing being cremated at a nearby school, participated in the A-bomb survivors' movement in Tokyo, where he later moved to, and shared his experiences both at home and abroad. I was.
He also served as the representative director of Toyukai, a group of A-bomb survivors living in Tokyo, and as an officer of the Japan Hidankyo, a council of A- and H-bomb victims groups, which is made up of groups of A-bomb survivors nationwide. continued to advocate for its abolition.
According to Toyukai, Mr. Oiwa died on the 7th at a hospital in Tokyo due to liver cirrhosis.
he was 90 years old.