Sueichi Kido

Kido was born in 1940, in Nagasaki. He was five years old when he was exposed to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.^[2] His house was 2 kilometers from the epicenter of the blast, where he suffered facial burns and was saved from the severe effects of the explosion by his mother, who was more severely injured.^[3] He completed his postgraduate studies at Doshisha University, and worked at a college in Gifu, and is now a professor emeritus.

Since 1991, he has been a supporter of the hibakusha movement. Since 2017, he has been the secretary general of Nihon Hidankyo.^[4][5]