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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...