Tsutomu Yamaguchi: The Man Who Survived Two Atomic Bombs

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

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🗓️ 26 May 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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There were millions of stories that came out of the second world war. However, there were none like that of Tsutomu Yamaguchi. On August 6, 1945, he survived an event that no one in world history had encountered before. Just three days later, he had the misfortune of having to go through it again. Learn more about Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the man who survived not one but two atomic bombs, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors BetterHelp is an online platform that provides therapy and counseling services to individuals in need of mental health support. The platform offers a range of communication methods, including chat, phone, and video sessions with licensed and accredited therapists who specialize in different areas, such as depression, anxiety, relationships, and more. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/Everywhere ButcherBox is the perfect solution for anyone looking to eat high-quality, sustainably sourced meat without the hassle of going to the grocery store. With ButcherBox, you can enjoy a variety of grass-fed beef, heritage pork, free-range chicken, and wild-caught seafood delivered straight to your door every month. Visit ButcherBox.com/Daily to get 10% off and free chicken thighs for a year. InsideTracker provides a personal health analysis and data-driven wellness guide to help you add years to your life—and life to your years. Choose a plan that best fits your needs to get your comprehensive biomarker analysis, customized Action Plan, and customer-exclusive healthspan resources. For a limited time, Everything Everywhere Daily listeners can get 20% off InsideTracker’s new Ultimate Plan. Visit InsideTracker.com/eed. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	There were none of stories that came out of the Second World War.
0:03.7	However, there were none like that of Stomu Yamaguchi.
0:07.4	On August 6, 1945, he survived an event that no one in world history had encountered before. And just three days
0:14.6	later he had the misfortune of going through it again. Learn more about
0:18.6	Stomu Yamaguchi, the man who survived not one but two atomic bombs on this episode of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
0:44.8	were two of the biggest events of the 20th century. They simultaneously ended the
0:49.2	world's most horrific war, entered the world into an era of nuclear weapons, and lest we forget, killed somewhere
0:55.6	in the neighborhood of 130 to 226,000 people.
1:01.0	The story of the decision to use these weapons is for another episode.
1:05.0	In this episode, I want to focus on the story of a single individual.
1:09.0	A man who was one of the few to have experienced the horrors of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki firsthand.
1:16.4	Stomo Yamaguchi was born in Nagasaki in 1916. He was the middle of five children born into a farming family.
1:23.3	However, he showed great aptitude and was admitted to the Mugu Yamma National School of Nagasaki
1:28.1	and then entered the Nagasaki Technical College, where he studied naval engineering.
1:32.3	After graduation, he got a job with Mitsubishi. College, where he studied naval engineering.
1:32.8	After graduation, he got a job with Mitsubishi Industries designing ships.
1:37.2	He worked for Mitsubishi throughout the war as a ship designer, a position that was able to
1:41.2	keep him out of the military during the war.
1:43.7	In the summer of 1945 he was assigned to work on the development of a new type of oil tanker.
1:49.3	Early in the summer he left his wife an infant son in Nagasaki to work on the project in the city of
1:54.4	Hiroshima for three months. August 6th 1945 was scheduled to be his last day in
1:59.9	Hiroshima. He was going to return to his family from whom he had been separated.
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