For me, it was Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. Based on the true story of Sadako Sasaki, it tells the story of a 12-year-old girl who survived the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima as a toddler ...

A string of thefts targeting area parks' plaques and statues in search of copper scrap metal has scarred local community ...

The historic marker on the floor of the Ballard bell tower at Marvin’s Garden (22nd Avenue NW and Ballard Ave NW) was stolen ...

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 ...

Seattle's statue of Hiroshima bombing survivor Sadako Sasaki has been stolen, taking away the city's most prominent public monument to a female historical figure. Why it matters: The statue in ...

A nephew of atomic bomb victim Sadako Sasaki is hoping to present replicas of a crane the dying girl folded to world leaders at the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima next year. Yuji Sasaki ...

One of the most tragic human stories that emerged from the United States' atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 is that of Sasaki Sadako. She died aged 12 from leukemia ― believed to be linked to ...

They have been hung in John Wesley's New Room, to honour Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl who died at the age of 12 from after-effects of the bomb. "It resembles peace and they look so beautiful.