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Japan set to mark 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

By Associated Press

Aug. 4, 2020

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A girl walks past a mosaic made of paper cranes for the victims of the 1945 Atomic bomb near Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, western Japan, Tuesday, Aug. 40. The city of Hiroshima on Thursday, Aug. 6 marks the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing.
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A woman holds the strings of thousands of origami cranes for the victims of the 1945 Atomic bomb near Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, western Japan, Tuesday, Aug. 4. The city of Hiroshima on Thursday, Aug. 6 marks the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing.
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A police officer patrols near the Atomic Bomb Dome, Tuesday, Aug. 4, in Hiroshima, western Japan. The city of Hiroshima on Thursday, Aug. 6 marks the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing.
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Workers prepare the facilities for the Peace Memorial Ceremony at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, western Japan, Tuesday, Aug. 4. The city of Hiroshima on Thursday, Aug. 6 marks the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing.
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The Atomic Bomb Dome is seen at dusk, Tuesday, Aug. 4, in Hiroshima, western Japan. The city of Hiroshima on Thursday, Aug. 6, marks the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing.
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A sticker saying "Peace" is left at a park near the Atomic Bomb Dome is seen at dusk in Hiroshima, western Japan, Tuesday, Aug. 4. The city of Hiroshima on Thursday, Aug. 6 marks the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing.
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A man rests on one of the chairs for the Peace Memorial Ceremony placed at intervals to help protect against the new coronavirus at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, western Japan in Hiroshima, western Japan, Tuesday, Aug. 4. The city of Hiroshima on Thursday, Aug. 6 marks the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing.
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A security guard pays respects in front of the cenotaph for the atomic bombing victims near Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday, Aug. 3. Japan will mark the 75th anniversary on Aug. 6 of the atomic bombing on Hiroshima.
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Hatsue Onda, center, is helped by Kengo Onda to offer strings of paper cranes to the victims of the 1945 Atomic bombing near Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday, Aug. 3. Japan will mark the 75th anniversary on Aug. 6 of the atomic bombing on Hiroshima.
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The Atomic Bomb Dome is seen at dusk in Hiroshima, western Japan, Sunday, Aug. 2. The city of Hiroshima on Thursday marks the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing.
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Lee Jong-keun speaks his experience of atomic bombing during an interview with The Associated Press in Hiroshima, western Japan Tuesday, Aug. 4. For nearly 70 years, until he turned 85, Lee hid his past as an atomic bomb survivor, fearful of the widespread discrimination against blast victims that has long persisted in Japan. But Lee, 92, is now part of a fast-dwindling group of survivors, known as hibakusha, that feels a growing urgency - desperation even - to tell their stories.
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In this image made from video released by Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, Keiko Ogura, an atomic bombing survivor, speaks during a video press conference on July 27. For the first time in over a decade, Ogura, won't provide English translation for a guided tour of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. Ogura was 8 when she saw the searing bright flash outside her house, about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from ground zero. Smashed to the ground, she was woken by her little brother's wails. The rubble of their house was burning.
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In this image made from video, Koko Kondo speaks during an video interview from Miki city, western Japan, on July 30, 2018. Kondo, who survived the blast of the first atomic bomb as a baby, is the daughter of the Rev. Kiyoshi Tanimoto, one of six atomic bomb survivors featured in John Hersey's book “Hiroshima.” She struggled for decades until she reached middle age to overcome the pain she experienced in her teens and the rejection by her fiance. She was almost 40 when she decided to follow her father's path and become a peace activist. She was inspired by his last sermon, in which he spoke about devoting his life to Hiroshima's recovery.
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The Atomic Bomb Dome, as it is known today is seen at dusk in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, southern Japan Sunday, Aug. 2. Japan will mark the 75th anniversary on Aug. 6 of the atomic bombing on Hiroshima.
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People pay respect in front of the cenotaph for the atomic bombing victims in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, southern Japan Monday, Aug. 3. Japan will mark the 75th anniversary on Aug. 6 of the atomic bombing on Hiroshima.
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A woman prays in front of the cenotaph for the atomic bombing victims in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, southern Japan Monday, Aug. 3. Japan will mark the 75th anniversary on Aug. 6 of the atomic bombing on Hiroshima.
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Hatsue Onda, right, and Kengo Onda, offer strings of thousands of origami cranes to the victims of the 1945 Atomic bomb near Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, southern Japan Monday, Aug. 3. Japan will mark the 75th anniversary on Aug. 6 of the atomic bombing on Hiroshima.
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Michiko Kodama, assistant secretary-general of the Japan Confederation of A and H Bomb Sufferers' Organizations, takes a question from an audience after she narrated her experience on a livestream of "Kataribe" or story-telling session Sunday, July 12, in Tokyo. “For me, the war is not over yet,” said Michiko Kodama, 82, who survived the bombing but has lost most of her relatives from cancer, including one of her two daughters. Years after the atomic bombing, a receptionist at a clinic near Tokyo noted Kodama's “hibakusha” medical certificate in a loud voice, and a patient sitting next to her in a waiting room moved away from her. The fear of death, prejudice and discrimination at work and in marriage continues, and nuclear weapons still exist.
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Michiko Kodama, assistant secretary-general of the Japan Confederation of A and H Bomb Sufferers' Organizations, narrates her experience on a livestream of "Kataribe" or story-telling session Sunday, July 12, in Tokyo.“For me, the war is not over yet,” said Michiko Kodama, 82, who survived the bombing but has lost most of her relatives from cancer, including one of her two daughters. Years after the atomic bombing, a receptionist at a clinic near Tokyo noted Kodama's “hibakusha” medical certificate in a loud voice, and a patient sitting next to her in a waiting room moved away from her. The fear of death, prejudice and discrimination at work and in marriage continues, and nuclear weapons still exist.
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