Yoshinao Shimamoto, a 61-year-old living in Kobe, always knew his parents had been exposed to the effects of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in the final stages of World War II on Aug. 6, 1945, but he never had the chance to discuss it with them in detail.
The atomic bombing survivor who met world leaders at the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima in May says their visit to the city's peace museum had been a "significant first step" toward abolishing nuclear weapons even though survivors and activists remain divided over the event's achievements.
Leaders attending the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima over the weekend were given replica paper crane mementos designed in memory of a girl who died from radiation-induced leukemia 10 years after the 1945 atomic bombing of the city, a source close to the matter say.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has hailed his participation in the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima over the weekend a diplomatic success, saying he has earned the understanding of many countries as Russia's war against his country rages.
Leaders from India and other nations invited to the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima on May 21 visited the city's peace museum documenting the devastation of the 1945 atomic bombing, two days after a similar tour by the member states.