A nephew of the Japanese girl who became synonymous with the suffering caused by the 1945 atomic ... Yuji Sasaki, 54, met with Obama for about 20 minutes in Hawaii on Feb. 26. Sadako Sasaki ...

FUKUYAMA, Hiroshima Prefecture--Metallic reproductions of paper cranes folded by atomic bombing victim Sadako Sasaki are being developed as durable symbols of peace for distribution around the world.

The Sasakis were among many children caught in the atomic bomb. Sadako was aged ... melted by extreme heat. Sasaki Masahiro, front row, second from left, and Sadako, crying behind her brother ...

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 ...