Sadako was 2 years old when she was exposed to radiation from the Aug. 6, 1945, atomic bombing of Hiroshima. She created origami cranes during her hospital treatment to pray for a recovery before ...
Metal parts maker Castem Co., based here, embarked on the project to replicate origami cranes left behind by Sadako, who was exposed to radiation from the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima when she ...
While Sadako was in hospital fighting cancer caused by the deadly radiation from the bomb, she began making origami cranes believing that if she could make a thousand of them, she would be cured.