Date:
Saturday, July 5, 2025
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM (EDT)
Admission: Free (Hybrid format) [Register for in-person attendance]
https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/80-years-on-learning-from-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-together-with-the-next-generation
Venue: The Westdale, 1014 King St W, Hamilton, ON L8S 1L4
Special Guest Speaker: Setsuko Thurlow (Hibakusha, Member of the Order of Canada, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate)
Program Highlights:
· Film screening: The Vow From Hiroshima + Q&A session
· Opening Performances:
Koichi Yosakoi Ambassador Kizuna International Team Canada
Inner Truth Taiko Dojo
· Cultural Exhibits:
o Panel display by the Niigata Kenjinkai: Isoroku Yamamoto – The Naval Officer Who Hoped to Prevent War
o Cultural booths from various other prefectural associations
Event Website: 80 Years on: Learning from Hiroshima and Nagasaki Together with the Next Generation
https://najc.ca/nihongo/80-years-on/
Organized by:
New Japanese Immigrant Committee of the National Association of Japanese Canadians
Co-hosted by:
Toronto Japanese Prefectural Association
Hamilton Chapter, NAJC (National Association of Japanese Canadians)
With support from: Professor Kaori Yoshida, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
