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Sadako Sasaki (佐々木 禎子, Sasaki Sadako, January 7, 1943 – October 25, 1955) was a Japanese girl who became a victim of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States. She was two years of age when the bombs were dropped and was severely irradiated.
This press coverage, combined with New York screenings of the 1953 film Hiroshima, led the State Department to issue an internal memo stating that "helping victims of misfortune is a very worthwhile endeavor but every effort should be made to keep the project involving the Hiroshima girls from stirring up propaganda against nuclear weapons". [21]
Kiseno Urano – Suzu's mother. Missing after the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, and probably killed. Yōichi Urano – Suzu's elder brother. As a soldier sent to an island of the battles in the southern Pacific Ocean. Reported to be killed in action. Rin Shiraki – A courtesan working in the red light district of Kure.
Prostitution, as defined under modern Japanese law, is the illegal practice of sexual intercourse with an 'unspecified' (unacquainted) person in exchange for monetary compensation, [1] [2] [3] which was criminalised in 1956 by the introduction of article 3 of the Anti-Prostitution Law (売春防止法, Baishun bōshi hō).
Suzu is an innocent, kind-hearted girl from a seaside town called Eba in Hiroshima, who then moves to Kure after marrying Shusaku Hojo. She loves drawing and has a gift for it. She is earnest and hardworking, and she strives to overcome the difficulties of war-torn Japan against all odds. Shusaku Hojo (北條 周作, Hōjō Shūsaku)
English: A mobilized school girl suffered burns to face, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital, 9 August 1945 日本語: 広島原爆 犠牲者（1945年8月9日、日本赤十字病院にて）。 顔面に熱傷を負った動員学徒の女学生 広島赤十字病院に運び込まれたものの、手当もされずゴザの上で「水！
Local resident Ramses Frías, a Democrat-turned-Republican who is running for the Assembly District 39 seat to clean up his community's streets, filmed blocks and blocks of illegal vendors selling ...
Hiroshima Branch of Sumitomo Bank after the bombing. The Human Shadow Etched in Stone was at the steps, near the person standing at the entrance. The view toward the east from Hiroshima Chamber of Commerce and Industry . The white building in the center is the main office of Geibi Bank, and the building on the right is the Hiroshima Branch of ...