HIROSHIMA--Local authorities and campaigners here are seeking to add origami cranes that symbolize world peace and the anti-nuclear weapons movement to UNESCO’s Memory of the World register. The ...

The Atomic Bomb Dome, also known as the Genbaku Dome, stands as a haunting yet powerful reminder of the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb on August 6, 1945. Once the Hiroshima Prefectural ...

HIROSHIMA--Metal replicas of paper cranes folded by atomic bombing victim Sadako Sasaki are now on sale, offering an ever-lasting symbol of hope and peace. “They (the reproduced cranes ...

Before visiting the A-bomb sites in Hiroshima with kids, read this first-hand guide to know how to prepare and what to expect ...

Sadako and her paper cranes became an icon for peace. Many people continue to pay tribute to her legacy at the Children's Peace Monument in Hiroshima. The Children's Peace Monument in Hiroshima ...

NHK World's Yoshikawa Ryuichi reports from Hiroshima City. I am at the Children's Peace Monument, which features a statue of a girl holding a paper crane. It was built to commemorate Sasaki Sadako ...

Italian President Sergio Mattarella visited Hiroshima on Saturday where he laid flowers at the cenotaph for the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing in Peace Memorial Park. It marked his first visit ...