Japanese and U.S. organizations have been preparing to have origami cranes and other items belonging to Sadako Sasaki, a 12-year-old girl who died as a result of the U.S. dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, registered in the UNESCO Memory of the World, it has been learned.
The aim is to apply in 2024 and have the items registered in 2025, marking the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing.
When Sadako was 2 years old, she was exposed to the radiation released by the atomic bomb at her home, about 1.6 kilometers from the hypocenter. Ten years later, she developed leukemia.
