Hiroshima, Japan, July 6, 2025 (AFP) - Hiroshima teens relay atom bomb horror with art

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2025-07-06
Trudging through the ruins of Hiroshima after the US atom bombing four days before in 1945, five-year-old Masaki Hironaka clutched his mother's hand and silently vowed to protect her. It's one of many scenes from 80 years ago this August still etched in the octogenarian's memory -- and now depicted vividly by Japanese teenagers on canvas. For almost 20 years, Motomachi High School in Hiroshima has tasked its art students with interviewing hibaku......
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