Hiroshima: 70 years later

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

Hiroshima survivors want more than a US apology

Justice

There’s something else that survivors of the A-bomb want: They want the world to agree to no more Hiroshimas. If the visit by John Kerry — and perhaps a future visit by Barack Obama — can help secure that, that would be more meaningful than a formal apology.

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