Taeko Teramae, 87, is a first generation atomic bomb survivor who lost sight in her right eye due to injuries from the atomic bomb blast. Here she tells her story about life after the bomb, which was irreversibly altered by her injury and multiple rounds of radiation-borne diseases, including breast cancer, uterine cancer and thyroid cancer.

Masakatsu Obata, 99, is a first generation atomic bomb survivor who was exposed to the atomic bomb at age 27. Here he tells a story about a coworker that passed away a month after the bombing and the confusion surrounding his death. Many Japanese citizens did not know what an atomic bomb was – or nuclear radiation, for that matter – until months after the bombing.

Learn more about Mr. Obata here.

Megumi Shinoda, 85, is a first generation atomic bomb survivor who lost her older sister to the atomic bomb. Here, she recalls watching her mother steadfastly wait for her child’s “return” in the middle of the night, unable to come to terms with her fate. Ms. Shinoda’s family later experienced the deaths of three more children within months after the bombing, due to radiation sickness.

Learn more about Ms. Shinoda here.

Mutsuhiko Segoshi, 83, is a first generation atomic bomb survivor who endured severe beatings and bullying at his evacuation site in the outskirts of Hiroshima. A week after returning to central Hiroshima to treat his deteriorating health, he was exposed to the atomic bomb. Here he tells us about what he saw as he, his mother and brother tried to escape to a relative’s house after the bombing.

Learn more about Mr. Segoshi here.

Michiko Yagi, 78, is a first generation atomic bomb survivor. Her mother singlehandedly raised her and her four siblings while working full-time at a local high school.  Here she tells us about life after the bomb, where she often accompanied her mother to visit dilapidated farms in the countryside to trade off her mother’s cherished heirloom kimonos for a meager amount of food.

Learn more about Ms. Yagi here.

Minoru Moriuchi, 80, is a first generation atomic bomb survivor from Nagasaki. Here he tells us about the death of his older brother, who was virtually unscathed on the day of the bombing but passed away mysteriously 20 days later.

Learn more about Mr. Moriuchi here.