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Numbers of Hibakusha

I'm not sure what to do with this beyond keeping the numbers current, but for what it's worth...

Except for 1950, "Hiroshima" and "Nagasaki" are the numbers of names of deceased hibakusha recorded in the cenotaphs in each city, and published each August. "Total Dead" is the sum. "Living" is the number of living hibakusha as of each March. "Total" is the sum of the dead and the living; it increases as people identify themselves or are identified as hibakusha. Some numbers I found somewhere a few years ago, but couldn't find a source for today. Numbers in italic I worked out by arithmetic from the numbers I had.

	Hiroshima:		Nagasaki:		Total Dead:		Living:		Total:

1950:	119,000 *	^[1]	74,000 *	^[1]	193,000 *		283,498	^[2]	447,000 *

1981:							372,264	^[3]

1985:					295,956	^[4]
1986:							365,925	^[5]

1988:	152,647
	+ 4,424	^[6]
	–––––––
1989:	157,071	^[7]
	+ 10,172
	–––––––
1990:	167,243	^[7]
	+ 4,781
	–––––––
1991:	172,024	^[7]
	+ 4,940
	–––––––
1992:	176,964	^[7]
	+ 4,872
	–––––––
1993:	181,836	^[7]
	+ 5,104
	–––––––
1994:	186,940	^[2]	102,275	^[2]	289,215
	+ 5,080
	–––––––		–––––––				–––––––
1995:	192,020	^[7]					328,629	^[2]
	+ 5,025						– 5,209
	–––––––		–––––––				–––––––
1996:	197,045	^[7]	108,039	^[8]	305,084		323,420	^[3]	628,504
	+ 5,073						– 5,787
	–––––––		–––––––				–––––––
1997:	202,118	^[7]					317,633	^[3]
	+ 4,927	^[9]					- 5,929	^[10]
	–––––––		–––––––				–––––––
1998:	207,045	^[9]					311,704	^[3]

	+ 5,071	^[11]					– 7,249
	–––––––		–––––––				–––––––
1999:	212,116	^[11]					304,455	^[3]
	+ 5,021	^[12]					– 6,842
	–––––––		–––––––				–––––––
2000:	217,137	^[12]					297,613	^[13]
	+ 4,757	^[14]					– 5,789
	–––––––		–––––––				–––––––
2001:	221,893	^[14]	126,629	^[10]	348,522		291,824	^[15]	640,346

	+ 4,977	^[16]	+ 2,564	^[16]	+ 7,541		– 6,204		+ 1,337
	–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––
2002:	226,870	^[16]	129,193	^[16]	356,063		285,620	^[17]	641,683
	+ 5,050	^[18]	+ 2,692	^[19]	+ 7,742		– 6,446		+ 1,296
	–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––
2003:	231,920	^[18]	131,885	^[19]	363,805		279,174	^[3]	642,979
	+ 5,142	^[20]	+ 2,706		+ 7,848		– 5,256		+ 2,592
	–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––
2004:	237,062	^[20]	134,591		371,653		273,918	^[3]	645,571
	+ 5,375	^[21]	+ 2,748	^[22]	+ 8,123		– 7,320		+ 803
	–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––
2005:	242,437	^[23]	137,339	^[22]	379,776	^[23]	266,598	^[24]	646,374
	+ 5,350	^[25]	+ 2,716	^[10]	+ 8,066		– 7,042		+ 1,024
	–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––
2006:	247,787	^[25]	140,055	^[10]	387,842		259,556	^[26]	647,398
	+ 5,221	^[27]	+ 3,069	^[28]	+ 8,290		– 7,722		+ 568
	–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––
2007:	253,008	^[27]	143,124	^[28]	396,132		251,834	^[29]	647,966
	+ 5,302	^[30]	+ 3,058	^[31]	+ 8,360		– 8,142		+ 218
	–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––
2008:	258,310	^[30]	145,984	^[31]	404,492		243,692	^[30]	648,184
	+ 5,635	^[32]	+ 3,304	^[33]	+ 8,939		– 8,123	^[34]	+ 816
	–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––
2009:	263,945	^[32]	149,226	^[33]	413,171		235,569	^[34]	648,740
	+ 5,501	^[35]	+ 3,114	^[36]	+ 8,615		– 8,004	^[35]	+ 611
	–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––
2010:	269,446	^[35]	152,276	^[36]	421,722		227,565	^[37]	649,287
	+ 5,785	^[38]	+ 3,288	^[39]	+ 9,073		– 8,155	^[38]	+ 900
	–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––
2011:	275,230	^[38]	155,546	^[39]	430,776		219,410	^[40]	650,186
	+ 5,729	^[41]	+ 3,305	^[42]	+ 9,034		– 8,580	^[43]	+ 454
	–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––
2012:	280,959	^[41]	158,754	^[42]	439,713		210,830	^[43]	650,543
	+ 5,859	^[44]	+ 3,404	^[45]	+ 9,263		– 9,051	^[46]	+ 212
	–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––
2013:	286,818	^[44]	162,083	^[45]	448,901		201,779	^[46]	650,680
	+ 5,507	^[47]	+ 3,355	^[48]	+ 8,862		– 9,060	^[49]	– 227
	–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––
2014:	292,325	^[47]	165,409	^[48]	457,734		192,719	^[49]	650,453
	+ 5,359	^[50]	+ 3,373	^[51]	+ 8,732		– 9,200	^[52]	– 483
	–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––
2015:	297,684	^[50]	168,767	^[51]	466,451		183,519	^[52]	649,970
	+ 5,511	^[53]	+ 3,487	^[54]	+ 8,998		– 9,439	^[55]	– 465
	–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––
2016:	303,195	^[53]	172,230	^[54]	475,425		174,080	^[55]	649,505
	+ 5,530	^[56]	+ 3,551	^[57]	+ 9,081		– 9,459	^[58]	– 416
	–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––
2017:	308,725	^[56]	175,743	^[57]	484,468		164,621	^[58]	649,089
	+ 5,393	^[59]	+ 3,511	^[60]	+ 8,904		– 9,762	^[61]	– 886
	–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––
2018:	314,118	^[59]	179,226	^[60]	493,344		154,859	^[61]	648,203
	+ 5,068	^[62]	+ 3,402	^[63]	+ 8,480		– 9,015	^[64]	– 572
	–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––
2019:	319,186	^[62]	182,601	^[63]	501,797		145,844	^[64]	647,631
	+ 4,943	^[65]	+ 3,406	^[66]	+ 8,349		– 9,162	^[67]	– 838
	–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––
2020:	324,129	^[65]	185,982	^[66]	510,011		136,682	^[67]	646,793
	+ 4,800	^[68]	+ 3,202	^[69]	+ 8,000		– 8,900	^[70]	– 946
	–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––		–––––––
2021:	328,929	^[68]	189,163	^[69]	518,092		127,755	^[70]	645,847

	Hiroshima:		Nagasaki:		Total Dead:		Living:		Total:

^ ^a ^b http://www.usjp.org/towardpeace_en/tpCompensation_en.html
"Atomic bombs fell upon Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and upon Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. By 1950, 119,000 deaths in Hiroshima and 74,000 deaths in Nagasaki were attributed to the atomic bombs (Hamashima 1999:165–166). The number of atomic bomb victims who hold a health care booklet proving their status was 291,824 at the end of 2000, having peaked at 372,264 at the end of 1980. In recent years, the number of health care booklet holders whose average age is 71 years old as of 2001 has been decreasing by 6,000 to 7,000 every year (AS [Asahi Shimbun?] August 6, 2001). Atomic bomb victims have suffered not only from the health problems but also from social and psychological discrimination and ostracism, especially at marriages."
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Frank, Richard, Downfall, p. 286–7.
'For example, the 1950 total of identified survivors was 283,498, at a time when they often were shunned. Subsequently, the complex and highly politicized definition of a hibakushka[sic] (atomic bomb victim) became anyone who was within two kilometers of the epicenter of the bombs at the time or within a few days thereafter. In March 1995, no fewer than 328,629 living Japanese qualified by this definition. Furthermore, whenever such an individual dies, from any cause whatsoever, they become officially classified as a deceased hibakushka. As of August 1994, the deceased hibakushka for Hiroshima numbered 186,940 and for Nagasaki 102,275. John Dower, "Three Narratives of Our Humanity," in Edward T. Linenthal and Tom Engelhardt, eds., History Wars: The Enola Gay and Other Battles for the American Past (New York Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, 1996), p. 79 and especially Note 28.'
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g http://www.city.hiroshima.jp/kikaku/kikaku/kuniyoubou/17/07.html (Google translation)
^ http://www.themilitant.com/1995/5930/5930_4.html
'The conference, which drew 300 participants from 24 countries, heard Takeshi Ito, cochairperson of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers' Organization, report that the Health and Welfare Ministry of Japan "confirmed the death toll totaled 295,956 hibakusha by 1985." [In 1995], he said, 328,629 survivors "are still struggling against physical, living, and mental difficulties, which are becoming harder as they get older."'
^ http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hidankyo/nihon/rn_page/english/1988.htm
"According to Japanese government statistics as of March 31, 1986, the total number of surviving Hibakusha is 365,925."
^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19890807&id=D4QzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yzIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=5955,6229881
"The official death toll, including those who died from the afteraffects of radiation, stood at 157,071, the city of Hiroshima said. ... On Sunday, the names of 4,424 people who died from the effects of the Hiroshima blast within the last year were added to a granite cenotaph in the Peace Memorial Park ..."
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h http://www.hiroshima-spirit.jp/ja/tayori/letter1/question.html (Google translation)
"Well, the frequency of offering the Hiroshima as of 1998 August 6th atomic bomb decease person roster, with 207,045 names, 4,927 people increased in these 1 years. The number of persons who die really, in this one year among 4,927 is 3,856. The remaining 1,071 people are the people where the death report is not put out so far in the various reasons. Furthermore, past the number of 10 years is as mentioned below." [table follows for 1989–98. That's a heck of a jump from '89 to '90. Two years combined?]
^ http://books.google.com/books?id=AIWLTBhbxm0C&pg=PA293&lpg=PA293&dq=197,045++hiroshima&source=web&ots=LEC1K6TlvY&sig=NyC4biQU59fnTMcEXLk7LZgPp2U#PPA293,M1
[Footnote] 21. As of 2006, the official death toll from the bombing of Hiroshima was 197,045. The official death toll of the Nagasaki bombing, also by 1996, was 108,039. See Charles J. Moxley, Jr., Nuclear Weapons and International Law in the Post-Cold War World (Lanham, MD: Austin & Winfield, 2000), p. 433.
^ ^a ^b http://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/weekly/1998/980814.html
The names of 4,927 atomic bomb victims who had died in the past year, were added to the existing list of victims, bringing the total to 207,045. The average age of the survivors is over 68 years.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d I had found sources for these numbers, some years ago.
^ ^a ^b http://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/abom/99e/News/News11.html
"At 8:00 a.m., two representatives of the bereaved families and Mayor Akiba dedicated booklists of names of A-bomb victims to the Memorial Cenotaph. The number of victims who have died or have been confirmed dead since Aug. 6 last year are 5,071. The total number of names listed in the booklists is 212,116. There are 73 booklists altogether and two booklists were added this year. The average age of the hibakusha who live in Hiroshima City is 67.8 years old."
^ ^a ^b http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/868052.stm
"On Saturday, the city said 5,021 people who were in Hiroshima on the day of the bombing had died since last year's anniversary. Their names have been added to a memorial to the victims, bringing the total number of names inscribed to 217,137."
^ http://www.nci.org/0new/hibakusha-jt5701.htm
' There were 9,269 A-bomb survivors with government-issued hibakusha certificates living in Tokyo as of the end of March, according to the metropolitan government. It is the fourth-largest concentration in Japan of such people, who numbered 297,613 nationwide as of the end of 1999, next to Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Fukuoka prefectures.
...
Around 60 people apply for the certificate in Tokyo annually, after their children or grandchildren are born healthy or marry.
...
According to a 1992 report released by the Hiroshima International Council for Health Care of the Radiation-exposed on the physical damage of atomic bombs, about 114,000 people died from the blast and radiation exposure while about 70,000 people died in Nagasaki within a couple of months after the atomic bomb blasts.'
^ ^a ^b http://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/abom/01e/news/Tn010807.html
"At 8:00 a.m., Mayor Akiba and representatives of bereaved families dedicated the Register of the Dead to the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims. The number of victims who either died over the last year or whose previous death had been confirmed came to 4,757. This brought the total number of victims to 221,893 and increased the number of register volumes by two to 77. The average age of survivors in Hiroshima (as of the end of March) is now 70.1."
Arithmetic discontinuity: 217,137 + 4,757 = 221,894.
^ http://search.japantimes.co.jp/member/member.html?appURL=nn20011220b9.html
"As of March, there were 291,824 certified A-bomb survivors in Japan. Of these, only 2,238 were judged by the government to be suffering from A-bomb-related illnesses.
Each year, the government receives 300 to 400 applications from people claiming illnesses from the bombings. The government acknowledged 120 as survivors in 2000.
The government provides individuals with about 140,000 yen a month in medical allowances if it recognizes them as suffering from bomb-related illness."
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/news/archive/200208/09/20020809p2a00m0dm009001c.html [archive link?]
At the ceremony, which began at 8 a.m., Hiroshima city officials placed in the cenotaph 79 volumes of lists containing the names of the 226,870 people who died as a result of the bombing, including 4,977 people who died in the past year.
[different source?] Today, the number of dead has risen to 226,870, a reminder that the Grim Reaper of nuclear destruction is still at work. During the past year alone, 4,977 names were added to the list of victims who have perished in Hiroshima. There are, besides, some 285,000 who are recognised as having been exposed to atomic bomb radiation in 1945.
[different source?] During the ceremony, the names of 2,564 atomic bomb victims who died in the 12 months ending in July was added to a list, bringing the total recorded number of victims to 129,193.
^ http://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/abom/02e/Ae02080601.html
'The present system for determining a cause-effect relationship between the illness and the atomic bomb revolves around the DS86 method of estimating radiation exposure. With recognition comes a special medical allowance. As of the end of March 2002, only 2,169 survivors, or 0.76% of the 285,620 survivors carrying A-bomb Survivors Health Books have certified A-bomb-related diseases. About 2,000 certifications in ten years does not show much movement. The annual certification rate is falling, and the reasons for rejection are rarely given in detail. No wonder many survivors express the cynical view that "The certifications are set to match the budget."'
^ ^a ^b http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0XPQ/is_2003_August_11/ai_106468175
'This year, the names of 5,050 more people recognized as atomic-bomb victims by the city government since Aug. 6 last year were added to a memorial arch, bringing the total to 231,920.
The atomic blast and its aftereffects had killed an estimated 140,000 people by the end of 1945.'
^ ^a ^b http://homepage2.nifty.com/~yuasaf/critique/critique_2.html
"It was reported in the ceremony that in the past year, 2,692 Hibakusha died due to aftereffects of the atomic bombing, which marks the number of deaths from the atomic bombing in Nagasaki 131,885 in total. A list of the dead was encased in the A-bomb cenotaph. (#146: September 2003)"
^ ^a ^b "As of the end of March, the number of hibakusha [atomic bomb survivors] in Japan stood at 273,918. Their average age is 72.46. Over the past year, 5,142 people who suffered from the bombing in Hiroshima have died, bringing the toll to 237,062.
^ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2005/08/09/worldviews.DTL
'Today, "[s]lightly more than 266,000 atomic bomb survivors live in Japan. Their average age is 73." (Asahi Shimbun) During the past year, 5,375 more hibakusha have died or have had their deaths confirmed. (Yomiuri Shimbun)'
^ ^a ^b http://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/abom/05e/kyodo/Ak05080902.html
This year, the names of 2,748 more people recognized as atomic-bomb victims by the city since Aug. 9 last year were added to the list of casualties, bringing the number of Nagasaki victims to 137,339.
The atomic bombing of Nagasaki and its aftereffects killed an estimated 70,000 people by the end of 1945. The Hiroshima bomb claimed the lives of 140,000 people.
^ ^a ^b http://online.economista.com.mx/online4.nsf/(all)/... (Google translation)
"To 11,02 in the morning of this Tuesday, after a minute of silence, the bells of Nakasaki repicaron in unison, in memory of the 74.000 received hurt people who almost instantaneously perished when exploding the pump and of more than 63.000 than they died later because of the radiations and in the bombing.
In Hiroshima, the last list of people who perished at the moment of the explosion and in the later years she has compiled 242.437 names, reason why the total of mortal victims of both pumps arrives at the 379.776 people."
^ http://search.japantimes.co.jp/member/member.html?appURL=nn20060315a7.html
"The system recognizes someone as having been exposed to radiation if the person is confirmed as having been in or in the vicinity of the cities of Hiroshima or Nagasaki at the time of the atomic bombings, or confirmed as having visited areas near ground zero within two weeks of the bombings.
People meeting either of these conditions is confirmed as needing treatment due to radiation-induced illness will be eligible to receive an individual medical allowance of 140,000 yen per month.
About 0.8 percent of the Japanese confirmed with wartime radiation exposure are recognized as suffering from radiation illness. [2100+]
As of the end of last March, 266,598 people possessed A-bomb survivor booklets -- a certificate that formally recognizes their exposure to radiation."
^ ^a ^b http://www.abc.net.au/cgi-bin/common/printfriendly.pl?http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200608/s1707435.htm
The atomic bomb had killed some 140,000 people by the end of 1945, out of Hiroshima's estimated population of 350,000.
Thousands more succumbed to illness and injuries later.
The names of 5,350 people who died recently were added to the list of victims, bringing the total number recognised by the city to 247,787.
^ http://english.people.com.cn/200608/06/eng20060806_290331.html
The Hiroshima city puts the names of 5,350 people who died recently to the victim list, bringing the total number of atomic- bomb victims recognized by the city to 247,787. A total of 259,556 atomic bomb survivors were alive as of March 31, with their average age of 73.9.
^ ^a ^b http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20141167/
The atomic bomb had killed some 140,000 people by the end of 1945, out of Hiroshima’s estimated population of 350,000. Thousands more succumbed to illness and injuries later.
The names of 5,221 people who died recently were added to the list of victims, bringing the total number recognized by the city to 253,008. A few thousand names are added each year.
^ ^a ^b http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/414660
"The event hosted by the Nagasaki city government started with Taue and representatives of the bereaved families and hibakusha placing books with 3,069 additional names to the list of dead, bringing the official death toll from the city's bombing to 143,124."
^ http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1832635&Language=en
As of March 31, a total of 251,834 atomic bomb survivors were alive both in and outside of Japan, with their average age at 74.6, according to the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry.
^ ^a ^b ^c http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/hiroshima-marks-63rd-anniversary-of-atomic-bombing
"An estimated 140,000 people were killed instantly or died within a few months ...
This year, the names of 5,302 more people recognized as atomic-bomb victims by Hiroshima since Aug 6 last year were added to the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park, bringing the total number of the city’s victims to 258,310.
A total of 243,692 atomic bomb survivors were living in and outside of Japan as of March 31, with their average age at 75.14."
^ ^a ^b http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080809p2a00m0na009000c.html
"At the beginning of the ceremony, three books containing the names of 3,058 hibakusha whose deaths were confirmed over the past year were enshrined in front of a peace memorial statue. With the addition, there are now 147 books containing the names of 145,984 people who have died."
^ ^a ^b http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20090806p2a00m0na005000c.html
"During the ceremony, the names of 5,635 more A-bomb survivors in Hiroshima who had died during the past year were added to the list of those killed by the bomb by the mayor and two of their bereaved relatives, bringing the total number of names to 263,945."
^ ^a ^b http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/09/content_11851094.htm
"Statistics showed that to date the atomic bombing has claimed a total of 149,226 lives in Nagasaki, including 3,304 people who died from injuries related to the bombing in the past year."
^ ^a ^b http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090807a2.html
"According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, a total of 235,569 survivors were living throughout Japan as of March 31, down 8,123 from the year before, with their average age at 75.92, while some 4,500 hibakusha live overseas."
^ ^a ^b ^c http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T100806005143.htm
"At the ceremony, 97 volumes listing 269,446 dead victims, including 5,501 who died in the past year, were placed at the Cenotaph for A-bomb Victims."
^ ^a ^b http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Japan+marks+anniversary+nuclear+attack+Nagasaki/3375055/story.html
"During the ceremony, three volumes listing 3,114 atomic bomb survivors who had died or were confirmed dead over the past year were placed in the black marble vault in front of the Peace Statue at the park. It now has 153 volumes listing 152,276 people."
^ http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20100806p2g00m0dm003000c.html
"The average age of the hibakusha is 76.73, and the number of certified hibakusha was over 370,000 at its peak and has fallen to 227,565 as of the end of March."
^ ^a ^b ^c http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110806p2g00m0dm025000c.html
"In Hiroshima the total number of atomic-bomb victims reached 275,230, including 5,785 who died in the past year. The average age of the 68,886 atomic-bomb survivors living in the city of Hiroshima is 77."
^ ^a ^b http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110809005443.htm
"During the ceremony, three volumes listing the names of 3,288 atomic bomb survivors who had either died or been confirmed dead in the past year were placed in the black marble vault in front of the Peace Statue at the park. The vault now holds 156 volumes listing 155,546 people."
^ http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110806003074.htm
"The total number of A-bomb survivors in the nation was 219,410 as of the end of March."
^ ^a ^b http://www.rttnews.com/1939903/hiroshima-remembers-atom-bomb-victims-on-67th-anniversary.aspx?type=cn&Node=B1
"An updated list of the names of 280,959 victims was placed at the cenotaph. It included the names of 5,729 people who died in the past year, or whose Hiroshima-related deaths have been recently confirmed."
^ ^a ^b http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201208090075
"The average age of atomic bomb survivors is now more than 77 years. Over the past year, 3,305 of those who experienced the bombings died, bringing the total number of victims to 158,754."
^ ^a ^b http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120807a1.html
"As of March, the tally of survivors from the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki stood at 210,830, 8,580 fewer than last year. The average age of a survivor living in Japan is 78, according to the Hiroshima Municipal Government."
^ ^a ^b http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20130806p2a00m0na028000c.html
"During the ceremony, Mayor Matsui and two representatives of the bereaved families placed the lists of names of 5,859 A-bomb victims who were confirmed to have died in the past year in a box underneath the cenotaph for the victims, bringing the total number of registered victims of the Hiroshima atomic bombing to 286,818."
^ ^a ^b http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0000446837
"During the ceremony, four books listing the names of 3,404 A-bomb victims, whose deaths have just been confirmed in the past year, were added to the vault at the park. There is now a total of 163 such books, listing the names of 162,083 victims."
^ ^a ^b http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0000438304
"As of the end of March, the number of A-bomb survivors nationwide was 201,779, down 9,051 from a year ago. The average age of the survivors was 78.8, up 0.7 from a year ago."
^ ^a ^b http://www.newspakistan.pk/2014/08/08/hiroshima-commemorates-69th-anniversary-atomic-bomb/
"During the event, a list with the names of the 292,325 victims of the atomic bomb inside a monument located in the Peace Park, which included 5,507 people died last year as a result of the attack was also placed."
^ ^a ^b http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201408090034
"Over the past year, 3,355 people who were in Nagasaki at the time of the bombing were confirmed to have died. Their names were added to a list of A-bomb victims, bringing the total number to 165,409."
^ ^a ^b http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201408060014
"As of March 2014, there were 192,719 individuals registered as atomic bomb survivors. The number represented a decrease of 9,060 from last year. This marked the first time since the hibakusha registration system began in 1957 that the number fell under 200,000. The average age of the hibakusha was 79.44."
^ ^a ^b http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/hiroshima-marks-70th-anniversary-atom-bomb-prayers-tears-n404831
"Matsui added 5,359 people to the official registry of victims' names on Thursday, bringing the total to 297,684."
^ ^a ^b http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/08/09/national/nagasaki-mayor-atomic-bomb-survivors-caution-security-bills-70th-anniversary-bombing/#.VceGCJ1Viko
"During the past year, 3,373 officially recognized victims of the Nagasaki bomb passed away, bringing the official number who have died to 168,767."
^ ^a ^b http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0002338701
"As of the end of March, the number of atomic bomb survivors nationwide, including Nagasaki, was 183,519, down 9,200 from the previous year. The average age of the survivors was 80.13, up 0.69 from 2014, surpassing 80 for the first time."
^ ^a ^b https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2016/08/06/hiroshima-marks-71st-anniversary-of-citys-atomic-bombing.html
"The names of 5,511 victims whose deaths were confirmed in the past year were added to the list of deceased victims at the Cenotaph for the atomic bomb victims. The total number of deceased victims registered at the cenotaph has exceeded 300,000 to reach 303,195."
^ ^a ^b http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201608090041.html
"A list of 3,487 hibakusha who died over the past year was enshrined at the ceremony, bringing the total number of deaths during and resulting from the Nagasaki atomic bombing to 172,230."
^ ^a ^b http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/09/national/nagasaki-mayor-urges-world-use-collective-wisdom-abolish-nuclear-weapons/
"The number of official hibakusha — survivors with documents certifying that they experienced the atomic attacks in 1945 — at home and abroad stood at 174,080 as of March, and their average age was 80.86."
^ ^a ^b http://asiannewsservice.in/en/international/11533/
"Officials placed a list of 308,725 victims in a cenotaph. It includes the names of 5,530 people who died or were confirmed to have died in the past year."
^ ^a ^b http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003871297
"A list of the names of 3,551 people newly confirmed in the year to July to have died due to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki was dedicated at a memorial, bringing the total death toll to 175,743."
^ ^a ^b https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20170806/p2g/00m/0dm/026000c
"The combined number of "hibakusha," people who survived either bombing, stood at 164,621 as of March, down 5,530[sic] from the year prior. Their average age was 81.41."
^ ^a ^b https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180806/p2a/00m/0na/016000c
"Mayor Matsui and representatives of bereaved families of atomic bomb victims placed new lists of 5,393 victims whose deaths were confirmed over the past year, making the total number of atomic bomb victims at 314,118, covered in 115 volumes of the lists."
^ ^a ^b https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Nagasaki-marks-73rd-anniversary-of-atomic-bombing-13143585.php
"Four registry books listing 3,511 names of victims of the atomic bombing who died in the year through the end of July were enshrined at the annual ceremony. Affected people who were outside the government-designated bombsite were also listed for the first time, bringing the total number of registry books to 183 and the cumulative number of the dead to 179,226."
^ ^a ^b http://www.the-japan-news.com/news/article/0004640744
"The number of people certified as hibakusha stood at 154,859 across the country at the end of March this year, according to the health ministry. Their average age was 82.06, up 0.65 from a year before."
^ ^a ^b http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201908060036.html
"This year, the names of 5,068 hibakusha who passed away in the past year were added to the cenotaph for atomic bomb victims, bringing the number to 319,186 in total."
^ ^a ^b https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190809/p2a/00m/0na/007000c
"The names of 3,402 hibakusha who died over the past year or whose deaths were confirmed over the past year were added to the list of victims, bringing the total number of victims to 182,601."
^ ^a ^b https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005922619
"The number of hibakusha throughout the nation as of the end of March stood at 145,844, down by 9,015 from a year earlier. Their average age is 82.65, up by 0.59 from the previous year, illustrating the aging of the hibakusha."
^ ^a ^b https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200806_15/
"Hiroshima Mayor Matsui Kazumi placed a list of the victims in a cenotaph. It includes the names of 4,943 survivors who died over the past year. 324,129 people are now commemorated in the monument."
^ ^a ^b https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200809/p2g/00m/0na/004000c
"This year, Nagasaki has confirmed a further 3,406 deaths of survivors, bringing the number of deaths of people recognized as victims to 185,982."
^ ^a ^b https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/c08202/
"The number of hibakusha health handbook holders peaked in 1980 at approximately 372,000. As of March 2020, there were just 136,682 remaining, and their average age was 83.3[1]. The ruling, however, puts pressure on the government to extend health benefits to other long-neglected groups of hibakusha."
^ ^a ^b https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/08/d4514f52abec-hiroshima-marks-76th-a-bomb-anniversary-as-virus-olympics-roll-on.html
"The city government of Hiroshima has enrolled a further 4,800 people in the past year on the list of people officially recognized as victims of the atomic bombing who have died, bringing the total number to 328,929."
^ ^a ^b https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210809_08/
"A register containing the names of 189,163 victims will be placed inside a memorial. It includes the names of 3,202 people who were added since last year."
^ ^a ^b https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/c08202/
"As of March, 127,755 survivors, whose average age is now [83.94], are certified as hibakusha and eligible for government medical support, according to the health and welfare ministry."

—wwoods 01:34, 26 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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I'm not sure where this should go, but it is slowing down the main talk page, and it isn't really a discussion, so i'll move it here for now. Maybe someone can propose something for it XinJeisan (talk) 01:28, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

[usjp-1] ttp://www.usjp.org/towardpeace_en/tpCompensation_en.html
"Atomic bombs fell upon Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and upon Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. By 1950, 119,000 deaths in Hiroshima and 74,000 deaths in Nagasaki were attributed to the atomic bombs (Hamashima 1999:165–166). The number of atomic bomb victims who hold a health care booklet proving their status was 291,824 at the end of 2000, having peaked at 372,264 at the end of 1980. In recent years, the number of health care booklet holders whose average age is 71 years old as of 2001 has been decreasing by 6,000 to 7,000 every year (AS [Asahi Shimbun?] August 6, 2001). Atomic bomb victims have suffered not only from the health problems but also from social and psychological discrimination and ostracism, especially at marriages."

[downfall286-2] Frank, Richard, Downfall, p. 286–7.
'For example, the 1950 total of identified survivors was 283,498, at a time when they often were shunned. Subsequently, the complex and highly politicized definition of a hibakushka[sic] (atomic bomb victim) became anyone who was within two kilometers of the epicenter of the bombs at the time or within a few days thereafter. In March 1995, no fewer than 328,629 living Japanese qualified by this definition. Furthermore, whenever such an individual dies, from any cause whatsoever, they become officially classified as a deceased hibakushka. As of August 1994, the deceased hibakushka for Hiroshima numbered 186,940 and for Nagasaki 102,275. John Dower, "Three Narratives of Our Humanity," in Edward T. Linenthal and Tom Engelhardt, eds., History Wars: The Enola Gay and Other Battles for the American Past (New York Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, 1996), p. 79 and especially Note 28.'

[hiba96-04-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g http://www.city.hiroshima.jp/kikaku/kikaku/kuniyoubou/17/07.html (Google translation)

[4] ttp://www.themilitant.com/1995/5930/5930_4.html
'The conference, which drew 300 participants from 24 countries, heard Takeshi Ito, cochairperson of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers' Organization, report that the Health and Welfare Ministry of Japan "confirmed the death toll totaled 295,956 hibakusha by 1985." [In 1995], he said, 328,629 survivors "are still struggling against physical, living, and mental difficulties, which are becoming harder as they get older."'

[5] ttp://www.ne.jp/asahi/hidankyo/nihon/rn_page/english/1988.htm
"According to Japanese government statistics as of March 31, 1986, the total number of surviving Hibakusha is 365,925."

[hiro1988-6] ttp://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19890807&id=D4QzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yzIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=5955,6229881
"The official death toll, including those who died from the afteraffects of radiation, stood at 157,071, the city of Hiroshima said. ... On Sunday, the names of 4,424 people who died from the effects of the Hiroshima blast within the last year were added to a granite cenotaph in the Peace Memorial Park ..."

[hiroshima-spirit-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h http://www.hiroshima-spirit.jp/ja/tayori/letter1/question.html (Google translation)
"Well, the frequency of offering the Hiroshima as of 1998 August 6th atomic bomb decease person roster, with 207,045 names, 4,927 people increased in these 1 years. The number of persons who die really, in this one year among 4,927 is 3,856. The remaining 1,071 people are the people where the death report is not put out so far in the various reasons. Furthermore, past the number of 10 years is as mentioned below." [table follows for 1989–98. That's a heck of a jump from '89 to '90. Two years combined?]

[naga96-8] ttp://books.google.com/books?id=AIWLTBhbxm0C&pg=PA293&lpg=PA293&dq=197,045++hiroshima&source=web&ots=LEC1K6TlvY&sig=NyC4biQU59fnTMcEXLk7LZgPp2U#PPA293,M1
[Footnote] 21. As of 2006, the official death toll from the bombing of Hiroshima was 197,045. The official death toll of the Nagasaki bombing, also by 1996, was 108,039. See Charles J. Moxley, Jr., Nuclear Weapons and International Law in the Post-Cold War World (Lanham, MD: Austin & Winfield, 2000), p. 433.

[hiro98-9] ttp://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/weekly/1998/980814.html
The names of 4,927 atomic bomb victims who had died in the past year, were added to the existing list of victims, bringing the total to 207,045. The average age of the survivors is over 68 years.

[SOURCE-10] I had found sources for these numbers, some years ago.

[hiro99-11] ttp://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/abom/99e/News/News11.html
"At 8:00 a.m., two representatives of the bereaved families and Mayor Akiba dedicated booklists of names of A-bomb victims to the Memorial Cenotaph. The number of victims who have died or have been confirmed dead since Aug. 6 last year are 5,071. The total number of names listed in the booklists is 212,116. There are 73 booklists altogether and two booklists were added this year. The average age of the hibakusha who live in Hiroshima City is 67.8 years old."

[hiro00-12] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/868052.stm
"On Saturday, the city said 5,021 people who were in Hiroshima on the day of the bombing had died since last year's anniversary. Their names have been added to a memorial to the victims, bringing the total number of names inscribed to 217,137."

[13] ttp://www.nci.org/0new/hibakusha-jt5701.htm
' There were 9,269 A-bomb survivors with government-issued hibakusha certificates living in Tokyo as of the end of March, according to the metropolitan government. It is the fourth-largest concentration in Japan of such people, who numbered 297,613 nationwide as of the end of 1999, next to Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Fukuoka prefectures.
...
Around 60 people apply for the certificate in Tokyo annually, after their children or grandchildren are born healthy or marry.
...
According to a 1992 report released by the Hiroshima International Council for Health Care of the Radiation-exposed on the physical damage of atomic bombs, about 114,000 people died from the blast and radiation exposure while about 70,000 people died in Nagasaki within a couple of months after the atomic bomb blasts.'

[hiro01-14] ttp://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/abom/01e/news/Tn010807.html
"At 8:00 a.m., Mayor Akiba and representatives of bereaved families dedicated the Register of the Dead to the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims. The number of victims who either died over the last year or whose previous death had been confirmed came to 4,757. This brought the total number of victims to 221,893 and increased the number of register volumes by two to 77. The average age of survivors in Hiroshima (as of the end of March) is now 70.1."
Arithmetic discontinuity: 217,137 + 4,757 = 221,894.

[15] ttp://search.japantimes.co.jp/member/member.html?appURL=nn20011220b9.html
"As of March, there were 291,824 certified A-bomb survivors in Japan. Of these, only 2,238 were judged by the government to be suffering from A-bomb-related illnesses.
Each year, the government receives 300 to 400 applications from people claiming illnesses from the bombings. The government acknowledged 120 as survivors in 2000.
The government provides individuals with about 140,000 yen a month in medical allowances if it recognizes them as suffering from bomb-related illness."

[mainichi2002-16] ttp://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/news/archive/200208/09/20020809p2a00m0dm009001c.html [archive link?]
At the ceremony, which began at 8 a.m., Hiroshima city officials placed in the cenotaph 79 volumes of lists containing the names of the 226,870 people who died as a result of the bombing, including 4,977 people who died in the past year.
[different source?] Today, the number of dead has risen to 226,870, a reminder that the Grim Reaper of nuclear destruction is still at work. During the past year alone, 4,977 names were added to the list of victims who have perished in Hiroshima. There are, besides, some 285,000 who are recognised as having been exposed to atomic bomb radiation in 1945.
[different source?] During the ceremony, the names of 2,564 atomic bomb victims who died in the 12 months ending in July was added to a list, bringing the total recorded number of victims to 129,193.

[17] ttp://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/abom/02e/Ae02080601.html
'The present system for determining a cause-effect relationship between the illness and the atomic bomb revolves around the DS86 method of estimating radiation exposure. With recognition comes a special medical allowance. As of the end of March 2002, only 2,169 survivors, or 0.76% of the 285,620 survivors carrying A-bomb Survivors Health Books have certified A-bomb-related diseases. About 2,000 certifications in ten years does not show much movement. The annual certification rate is falling, and the reasons for rejection are rarely given in detail. No wonder many survivors express the cynical view that "The certifications are set to match the budget."'

[hiro2003-18] ttp://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0XPQ/is_2003_August_11/ai_106468175
'This year, the names of 5,050 more people recognized as atomic-bomb victims by the city government since Aug. 6 last year were added to a memorial arch, bringing the total to 231,920.
The atomic blast and its aftereffects had killed an estimated 140,000 people by the end of 1945.'

[naga2003-19] ttp://homepage2.nifty.com/~yuasaf/critique/critique_2.html
"It was reported in the ceremony that in the past year, 2,692 Hibakusha died due to aftereffects of the atomic bombing, which marks the number of deaths from the atomic bombing in Nagasaki 131,885 in total. A list of the dead was encased in the A-bomb cenotaph. (#146: September 2003)"

[hiro2004-20] "As of the end of March, the number of hibakusha [atomic bomb survivors] in Japan stood at 273,918. Their average age is 72.46. Over the past year, 5,142 people who suffered from the bombing in Hiroshima have died, bringing the toll to 237,062.

[21] ttp://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2005/08/09/worldviews.DTL
'Today, "[s]lightly more than 266,000 atomic bomb survivors live in Japan. Their average age is 73." (Asahi Shimbun) During the past year, 5,375 more hibakusha have died or have had their deaths confirmed. (Yomiuri Shimbun)'

[naga2005-22] ttp://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/abom/05e/kyodo/Ak05080902.html
This year, the names of 2,748 more people recognized as atomic-bomb victims by the city since Aug. 9 last year were added to the list of casualties, bringing the number of Nagasaki victims to 137,339.
The atomic bombing of Nagasaki and its aftereffects killed an estimated 70,000 people by the end of 1945. The Hiroshima bomb claimed the lives of 140,000 people.

[hiro2005-23] ttp://online.economista.com.mx/online4.nsf/(all)/... (Google translation)
"To 11,02 in the morning of this Tuesday, after a minute of silence, the bells of Nakasaki repicaron in unison, in memory of the 74.000 received hurt people who almost instantaneously perished when exploding the pump and of more than 63.000 than they died later because of the radiations and in the bombing.
In Hiroshima, the last list of people who perished at the moment of the explosion and in the later years she has compiled 242.437 names, reason why the total of mortal victims of both pumps arrives at the 379.776 people."

[24] ttp://search.japantimes.co.jp/member/member.html?appURL=nn20060315a7.html
"The system recognizes someone as having been exposed to radiation if the person is confirmed as having been in or in the vicinity of the cities of Hiroshima or Nagasaki at the time of the atomic bombings, or confirmed as having visited areas near ground zero within two weeks of the bombings.
People meeting either of these conditions is confirmed as needing treatment due to radiation-induced illness will be eligible to receive an individual medical allowance of 140,000 yen per month.
About 0.8 percent of the Japanese confirmed with wartime radiation exposure are recognized as suffering from radiation illness. [2100+]
As of the end of last March, 266,598 people possessed A-bomb survivor booklets -- a certificate that formally recognizes their exposure to radiation."

[hiro2006-25] ttp://www.abc.net.au/cgi-bin/common/printfriendly.pl?http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200608/s1707435.htm
The atomic bomb had killed some 140,000 people by the end of 1945, out of Hiroshima's estimated population of 350,000.
Thousands more succumbed to illness and injuries later.
The names of 5,350 people who died recently were added to the list of victims, bringing the total number recognised by the city to 247,787.

[26] ttp://english.people.com.cn/200608/06/eng20060806_290331.html
The Hiroshima city puts the names of 5,350 people who died recently to the victim list, bringing the total number of atomic- bomb victims recognized by the city to 247,787. A total of 259,556 atomic bomb survivors were alive as of March 31, with their average age of 73.9.

[hiro2007-27] ttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20141167/
The atomic bomb had killed some 140,000 people by the end of 1945, out of Hiroshima’s estimated population of 350,000. Thousands more succumbed to illness and injuries later.
The names of 5,221 people who died recently were added to the list of victims, bringing the total number recognized by the city to 253,008. A few thousand names are added each year.

[naga2007-28] ttp://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/414660
"The event hosted by the Nagasaki city government started with Taue and representatives of the bereaved families and hibakusha placing books with 3,069 additional names to the list of dead, bringing the official death toll from the city's bombing to 143,124."

[29] ttp://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1832635&Language=en
As of March 31, a total of 251,834 atomic bomb survivors were alive both in and outside of Japan, with their average age at 74.6, according to the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry.

[hiro2008-30] ttp://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/hiroshima-marks-63rd-anniversary-of-atomic-bombing
"An estimated 140,000 people were killed instantly or died within a few months ...
This year, the names of 5,302 more people recognized as atomic-bomb victims by Hiroshima since Aug 6 last year were added to the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park, bringing the total number of the city’s victims to 258,310.
A total of 243,692 atomic bomb survivors were living in and outside of Japan as of March 31, with their average age at 75.14."

[naga2008-31] ttp://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080809p2a00m0na009000c.html
"At the beginning of the ceremony, three books containing the names of 3,058 hibakusha whose deaths were confirmed over the past year were enshrined in front of a peace memorial statue. With the addition, there are now 147 books containing the names of 145,984 people who have died."

[hiro2009-32] ttp://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20090806p2a00m0na005000c.html
"During the ceremony, the names of 5,635 more A-bomb survivors in Hiroshima who had died during the past year were added to the list of those killed by the bomb by the mayor and two of their bereaved relatives, bringing the total number of names to 263,945."

[naga2009-33] ttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/09/content_11851094.htm
"Statistics showed that to date the atomic bombing has claimed a total of 149,226 lives in Nagasaki, including 3,304 people who died from injuries related to the bombing in the past year."

[living2009-34] ttp://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090807a2.html
"According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, a total of 235,569 survivors were living throughout Japan as of March 31, down 8,123 from the year before, with their average age at 75.92, while some 4,500 hibakusha live overseas."

[hiro2010-35] ttp://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T100806005143.htm
"At the ceremony, 97 volumes listing 269,446 dead victims, including 5,501 who died in the past year, were placed at the Cenotaph for A-bomb Victims."

[naga2010-36] ttp://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Japan+marks+anniversary+nuclear+attack+Nagasaki/3375055/story.html
"During the ceremony, three volumes listing 3,114 atomic bomb survivors who had died or were confirmed dead over the past year were placed in the black marble vault in front of the Peace Statue at the park. It now has 153 volumes listing 152,276 people."

[living2010-37] ttp://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20100806p2g00m0dm003000c.html
"The average age of the hibakusha is 76.73, and the number of certified hibakusha was over 370,000 at its peak and has fallen to 227,565 as of the end of March."

[hiro2011-38] ttp://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110806p2g00m0dm025000c.html
"In Hiroshima the total number of atomic-bomb victims reached 275,230, including 5,785 who died in the past year. The average age of the 68,886 atomic-bomb survivors living in the city of Hiroshima is 77."

[naga2011-39] ttp://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110809005443.htm
"During the ceremony, three volumes listing the names of 3,288 atomic bomb survivors who had either died or been confirmed dead in the past year were placed in the black marble vault in front of the Peace Statue at the park. The vault now holds 156 volumes listing 155,546 people."

[living2011-40] ttp://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110806003074.htm
"The total number of A-bomb survivors in the nation was 219,410 as of the end of March."

[hiro2012-41] ttp://www.rttnews.com/1939903/hiroshima-remembers-atom-bomb-victims-on-67th-anniversary.aspx?type=cn&Node=B1
"An updated list of the names of 280,959 victims was placed at the cenotaph. It included the names of 5,729 people who died in the past year, or whose Hiroshima-related deaths have been recently confirmed."

[naga2012-42] ttp://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201208090075
"The average age of atomic bomb survivors is now more than 77 years. Over the past year, 3,305 of those who experienced the bombings died, bringing the total number of victims to 158,754."

[living2012-43] ttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120807a1.html
"As of March, the tally of survivors from the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki stood at 210,830, 8,580 fewer than last year. The average age of a survivor living in Japan is 78, according to the Hiroshima Municipal Government."

[hiro2013-44] ttp://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20130806p2a00m0na028000c.html
"During the ceremony, Mayor Matsui and two representatives of the bereaved families placed the lists of names of 5,859 A-bomb victims who were confirmed to have died in the past year in a box underneath the cenotaph for the victims, bringing the total number of registered victims of the Hiroshima atomic bombing to 286,818."

[naga2013-45] ttp://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0000446837
"During the ceremony, four books listing the names of 3,404 A-bomb victims, whose deaths have just been confirmed in the past year, were added to the vault at the park. There is now a total of 163 such books, listing the names of 162,083 victims."

[living2013-46] ttp://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0000438304
"As of the end of March, the number of A-bomb survivors nationwide was 201,779, down 9,051 from a year ago. The average age of the survivors was 78.8, up 0.7 from a year ago."

[hiro2014-47] ttp://www.newspakistan.pk/2014/08/08/hiroshima-commemorates-69th-anniversary-atomic-bomb/
"During the event, a list with the names of the 292,325 victims of the atomic bomb inside a monument located in the Peace Park, which included 5,507 people died last year as a result of the attack was also placed."

[naga2014-48] ttp://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201408090034
"Over the past year, 3,355 people who were in Nagasaki at the time of the bombing were confirmed to have died. Their names were added to a list of A-bomb victims, bringing the total number to 165,409."

[living2014-49] ttp://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201408060014
"As of March 2014, there were 192,719 individuals registered as atomic bomb survivors. The number represented a decrease of 9,060 from last year. This marked the first time since the hibakusha registration system began in 1957 that the number fell under 200,000. The average age of the hibakusha was 79.44."

[hiro2015-50] ttp://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/hiroshima-marks-70th-anniversary-atom-bomb-prayers-tears-n404831
"Matsui added 5,359 people to the official registry of victims' names on Thursday, bringing the total to 297,684."

[naga2015-51] ttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/08/09/national/nagasaki-mayor-atomic-bomb-survivors-caution-security-bills-70th-anniversary-bombing/#.VceGCJ1Viko
"During the past year, 3,373 officially recognized victims of the Nagasaki bomb passed away, bringing the official number who have died to 168,767."

[living2015-52] ttp://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0002338701
"As of the end of March, the number of atomic bomb survivors nationwide, including Nagasaki, was 183,519, down 9,200 from the previous year. The average age of the survivors was 80.13, up 0.69 from 2014, surpassing 80 for the first time."

[hiro2016-53] ttps://www.thestar.com/news/world/2016/08/06/hiroshima-marks-71st-anniversary-of-citys-atomic-bombing.html
"The names of 5,511 victims whose deaths were confirmed in the past year were added to the list of deceased victims at the Cenotaph for the atomic bomb victims. The total number of deceased victims registered at the cenotaph has exceeded 300,000 to reach 303,195."

[naga2016-54] ttp://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201608090041.html
"A list of 3,487 hibakusha who died over the past year was enshrined at the ceremony, bringing the total number of deaths during and resulting from the Nagasaki atomic bombing to 172,230."

[living2016-55] ttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/09/national/nagasaki-mayor-urges-world-use-collective-wisdom-abolish-nuclear-weapons/
"The number of official hibakusha — survivors with documents certifying that they experienced the atomic attacks in 1945 — at home and abroad stood at 174,080 as of March, and their average age was 80.86."

[hiro2017-56] ttp://asiannewsservice.in/en/international/11533/
"Officials placed a list of 308,725 victims in a cenotaph. It includes the names of 5,530 people who died or were confirmed to have died in the past year."

[naga2017-57] ttp://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003871297
"A list of the names of 3,551 people newly confirmed in the year to July to have died due to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki was dedicated at a memorial, bringing the total death toll to 175,743."

[living2017-58] ttps://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20170806/p2g/00m/0dm/026000c
"The combined number of "hibakusha," people who survived either bombing, stood at 164,621 as of March, down 5,530[sic] from the year prior. Their average age was 81.41."

[hiro2018-59] ttps://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180806/p2a/00m/0na/016000c
"Mayor Matsui and representatives of bereaved families of atomic bomb victims placed new lists of 5,393 victims whose deaths were confirmed over the past year, making the total number of atomic bomb victims at 314,118, covered in 115 volumes of the lists."

[naga2018-60] ttps://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Nagasaki-marks-73rd-anniversary-of-atomic-bombing-13143585.php
"Four registry books listing 3,511 names of victims of the atomic bombing who died in the year through the end of July were enshrined at the annual ceremony. Affected people who were outside the government-designated bombsite were also listed for the first time, bringing the total number of registry books to 183 and the cumulative number of the dead to 179,226."

[living2018-61] ttp://www.the-japan-news.com/news/article/0004640744
"The number of people certified as hibakusha stood at 154,859 across the country at the end of March this year, according to the health ministry. Their average age was 82.06, up 0.65 from a year before."

[hiro2019-62] ttp://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201908060036.html
"This year, the names of 5,068 hibakusha who passed away in the past year were added to the cenotaph for atomic bomb victims, bringing the number to 319,186 in total."

[naga2019-63] ttps://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190809/p2a/00m/0na/007000c
"The names of 3,402 hibakusha who died over the past year or whose deaths were confirmed over the past year were added to the list of victims, bringing the total number of victims to 182,601."

[living2019-64] ttps://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005922619
"The number of hibakusha throughout the nation as of the end of March stood at 145,844, down by 9,015 from a year earlier. Their average age is 82.65, up by 0.59 from the previous year, illustrating the aging of the hibakusha."

[hiro2020-65] ttps://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200806_15/
"Hiroshima Mayor Matsui Kazumi placed a list of the victims in a cenotaph. It includes the names of 4,943 survivors who died over the past year. 324,129 people are now commemorated in the monument."

[naga2020-66] ttps://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200809/p2g/00m/0na/004000c
"This year, Nagasaki has confirmed a further 3,406 deaths of survivors, bringing the number of deaths of people recognized as victims to 185,982."

[living2020-67] ttps://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/c08202/
"The number of hibakusha health handbook holders peaked in 1980 at approximately 372,000. As of March 2020, there were just 136,682 remaining, and their average age was 83.3[1]. The ruling, however, puts pressure on the government to extend health benefits to other long-neglected groups of hibakusha."

[hiro2021-68] ttps://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/08/d4514f52abec-hiroshima-marks-76th-a-bomb-anniversary-as-virus-olympics-roll-on.html
"The city government of Hiroshima has enrolled a further 4,800 people in the past year on the list of people officially recognized as victims of the atomic bombing who have died, bringing the total number to 328,929."

[naga2021-69] ttps://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210809_08/
"A register containing the names of 189,163 victims will be placed inside a memorial. It includes the names of 3,202 people who were added since last year."

[living2021-70] ttps://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/c08202/
"As of March, 127,755 survivors, whose average age is now [83.94], are certified as hibakusha and eligible for government medical support, according to the health and welfare ministry."

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+| <ref name="hiro2021"> https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/08/d4514f52abec-hiroshima-marks-76th-a-bomb-anniversary-as-virus-olympics-roll-on.html <br/> "The city government of Hiroshima has enrolled a further 4,800 people in the past year on the list of people officially recognized as victims of the atomic bombing who have died, bringing the total number to 328,929." </ref> &nbsp;
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+| <ref name="naga2021"> https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210809_08/ <br/> "A register containing the names of 189,163 victims will be placed inside a memorial. It includes the names of 3,202 people who were added since last year." </ref> &nbsp;
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+| <ref name="living2021"> https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/c08202/ <br/> "As of March, 127,755 survivors, whose average age is now [83.94], are certified as hibakusha and eligible for government medical support, according to the health and welfare ministry." </ref> &nbsp;
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 :I'm not sure where this should go, but it is slowing down the main talk page, and it isn't really a discussion, so i'll move it here for now.  Maybe someone can propose something for it [[User:XinJeisan|XinJeisan]] ([[User talk:XinJeisan|talk]]) 01:28, 8 January 2010 (UTC)