Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in late 1941 marked the beginning of the Japan-US war. One of Sadako's paper cranes was put on display at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial in 2015. The Japanese ...

“I am glad that the crane my aunt made has formed a major bridge between Japan and the United States,” Sasaki said. Sadako’s death inspired the Children’s Peace Monument that now stands in ...

Origami cranes, as symbols of peace, continue to be donated at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Sadako’s honor from around Japan and overseas. Yuji and his father, Masahiro, 79, an older ...