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President Barack Obama and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (not pictured) attend a ceremony at the Atomic Bomb Dome at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, May 27th 2016.

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Hiroshima survivor Noriho Azuma (wearing a hat) in front of the A-bomb dome in June of 2015.

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