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Sadako’s paper crane to be presented to U.S. museum on August 6

by Yo Kono, Staff Writer

One of the paper cranes folded by Sadako Sasaki will be presented to a museum in Wendover, Utah, in the United States, on August 6. Sadako, who died of leukemia induced by the radiation released from the atomic bomb, became the inspiration for the Children’s Peace Monument in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The news about Sadako’s paper crane was announced on May 27 by Sadako’s nephew, Yuji Sasaki, 46, a singer-songwriter who lives in Nakano Ward, Tokyo. He made this announcement at an event held at TAU in Ginza, Tokyo. TAU is a shop that sells products from the Hiroshima area.

Around 40 people gathered for the event, where Yuji explained that over the years he has donated Sadako’s paper cranes to other nations with the wish for a peaceful world. The location of the Utah museum, which will receive Sadako’s crane, is a site where the U.S. military once conducted exercises for dropping the atomic bomb during World War II. Yuji believes that presenting the paper crane to this museum will have historical significance.

After his talk, Yuji introduced a new song about peace. The song was written and sung by Yuji and Metis, 33, a singer-songwriter from Hiroshima. The two will sing this song at the museum when they travel to the United States this summer to present the paper crane.

Donating Sadako’s crane to the museum was arranged by Yuji’s Japanese-American friend and this will mark the sixth time he has presented one of Sadako’s paper cranes to places in the United States. Yuji said, “By presenting Sadako’s paper cranes, my hope is that people all over the world will be connected through compassion for others.”

(Originally published on May 28, 2017)

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