When atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima in 1945, it led a few months later to the surrender of Japan, effectively ending World War 2. There were up to 150,000 casualties in the atomic blast, and the magnitude of the devastation has changed how the Japanese view war and how Hiroshima sees itself today.

Guest: Associate Professor Luli van der Does (Director of the Center for Peace, Hiroshima University)

Recorded on 19 April, 2023