The Man Who Survived Two Atomic Bombs

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]Have you ever wondered if it's possible to survive the unimaginable twice?

[00:00:05]Tsutomu Yamaguchi is the extraordinary man who did just that.

[00:00:11]On August 6th, 1945, [music] while on a business trip in Hiroshima, he experienced the first atomic bomb's devastating blast. [music] Thrown violently to the ground, Yamaguchi suffered severe burns and temporary blindness, [music] but somehow managed to pull himself from the rubble.

[00:00:28]Despite the chaos and destruction around him, he made his way back to his hometown of Nagasaki the [music] very next day.

[00:00:35]Remarkably, on August 9th, after reporting to work and sharing his harrowing [music] experience of Hiroshima with colleagues, the unthinkable happened again.

[00:00:44]The second atomic bomb exploded over Nagasaki.

[00:00:48]Shielded by a reinforced stairwell in his office building, Yamaguchi [music] survived the blast a second time. He endured lasting injuries, but went on to live into his 90s, dedicating much of his life to advocating for peace and nuclear disarmament.

[00:01:03]His story is a powerful testament to human resilience and the unpredictable twists of fate.

[00:01:08]Can you imagine surviving history's deadliest weapons, [music] not once, but twice?