THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 14, 2022 at 06:30 JST
Shoichi Shimoe lost his parents and younger sister in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima when he was 4. The photo was taken in Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on November 13. (Photo by Yuhei Kyono)
Mr. Shoichi Shimoe, now 82, was exposed to the atomic bomb at a kindergarten in Hiroshima City when he was 4. He was left alone as he lost his parents and his younger sister in the attack. Their remains have never been found. Only photographs can remind him of his family. [Read More]
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