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" One of 'The Lucky Eight'"...

... The last one survived the two atomic bombs.

Monument to "The Lucky Eight" (Hiroshima)

in Japan are known as "The Lucky Eight" and are the only people who were both in Hiroshima and Nagasaki when the atomic bombs were dropped. While it is very likely that more people have survived the two blasts, in fact, the Peace Museum in Hiroshima could be estimated that about 160 Niju Hibakusha-literal translation: people-bombed twice, the lack of records by government and chaos after Japan's surrender made only eight cases were confirmed. Frustrated with this situation the famed TV producer Hidetaka Inazuka decided to film a documentary called "Niju Hibaku"-Double-irradiation in which the last survivor interview, Tsutomu Yamaguchi, 90 years and apparently leaves Enemon history.

Tsutomu Yamaguchi at 90 years

Yamaguchi was a Mitsubishi engineer working in Sasebo port in Japan, located west of Kyushu Island in Nagasaki prefecture (Sound known the name of this town?) Well, Sasebo is a port near the city of Nagasaki city for its outstanding shipbuilding centers, became one of the most modern and important in Japan.

The circumstances of that time wanted the fateful August 6th, Yamaguchi Kure was in a town south of Hiroshima Prefecture (Sound known that town?). Although since 1889 there was already a naval base in Kure, the naval arsenal would serve until the end of World War II when it was bombed in 1945, which was set off the disastrous famous "Little Boy" of 13 kilotons.

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When was the outbreak, Yamaguchi felt the heat was intense and caused tremors suffered severe burns and bruises all over his body. Just remember seeing the flash and how difficult it was to breathe the air so hot. After seeing the uncontrolled chaos and spent two days trying to get back to their city. Upon arrival, despite injuries decided to report the incident to his boss who, like the entire population of Japan, was totally ignorant of what happened. Tsutomu engineer knew that the weapon used on Hiroshima was anything but conventional and feared that the war is already lost.

Their fears would be confirmed the same day, August 9, the second bomb exploded, Yamaguchi was in the offices of the shipyard in Sasebo, Nagasaki, about 3 km from ground zero reporting and describing everything seen. He felt the intense heat and then, in his words "I thought that the explosions frightened me were following me." When you went to the streets came to think that was the end of the world.

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Tsutomu Luckily since then he could live a peaceful life and raise a family. After retirement he continued to live in Nagasaki and spent his free time writing poetry, until his death on January 4, 2009.