On Oct. 8, Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles Kosei Murota welcomed the Team for Health Consultation Services for Atomic Bomb Survivors in South and North America and staff from the Hiroshima Prefectural Government, who were visiting Los Angeles to conduct health consultations and other services for A-bomb survivors (hibakusha). He listened to their insights on initiatives related to medical care for hibakusha and engaged in a lively exchange of views on international support for them. The team examined hibakusha at Osato Clinic in Torrance on Oct. 10 and 11.
Front row, from right: Dr. Yoshiteru Yano, director general of Health and Welfare Affairs Bureau, Hiroshima Prefectural Government; Dr. Makoto Matsumura, president of Hiroshima Prefectural Medical Association; Consul General Murota; Dr. Kenji Kamiya, president of Radiation Effects Research Foundation; Dr. Keiko Hiyama, executive director of the board, Hiroshima Prefectural Medical Association.
Back row, from right: Yoko Kawamoto, director of Atomic Bomb Survivor Support Division, Hiroshima Prefectural Government; Dr. Keiji Tsuji, executive director of the board, Hiroshima Prefectural Medical Association; Haruka Yasuda, senior management staff of Atomic Bomb Survivor Support Division, Hiroshima Prefectural Government; Yudai Haruna, senior management staff of Atomic Bomb Survivor Support Division, Hiroshima Prefectural Government; Consul Tateo Ohashi.