Nobel Peace Prize Wins 'Nihon Hidankyo' A group of victims of atomic bombings

This year's Nobel Peace Prize went to Nippon Hidankyo, a group of victims of the Japanese atomic bombing.

The Nobel Committee announced on the 11th local time that it has selected Nippon Hidankyo, a grassroots campaign group for the victims of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, as the winner of the Peace Prize.

"Nihon Hidankyo has demonstrated through his efforts and testimonies to create a nuclear-free world that nuclear weapons should never be used again," the Nobel Committee said.

Next year marks the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing that killed about 120,000 people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Nobel committee said, noting that today's nuclear weapons have far more destructive power and could destroy civilization.

Toshiyuki Mimaki, the head of the Nippon Hidankyo, said the peace prize "will be a great help in appealing to the world to dismantle nuclear weapons."

The Nippon Hidankyo was formed in 1956 by the Japanese Association of Exposed Persons and the victims of nuclear weapons tests in the Pacific region.

The Nobel Peace Prize, which is given to people or organizations that have contributed to human peace, began in 1901 and became the 105th winner this year.

The prize money is 11 million krona, and we will receive about 1.34 billion won.

This year's Nobel Prize selection will be completed when the winners of the economics prize are announced on the 14th.