Atomic bomb survivor Setsuko Thurlow has called on leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations to at least pledge "not to use nuclear weapons" when they hold a summit from Friday in the world's first city to suffer a nuclear attack.
A violin that was owned by a Russian and miraculously survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima has been given a second life as a memento of the atrocity and a symbol of a desire for peace.