A descendant of Sadako Sasaki, a victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima known for her paper cranes, is spreading a new message of peace with a grandson of the man who approved the nuclear attack.

FUKUYAMA, Hiroshima Prefecture--Metallic reproductions of paper cranes folded by atomic bombing victim Sadako Sasaki are being developed as durable symbols of peace for distribution around the world.

Decades after her death, Sadako's wish for peace still lives on. In 1977, her story was popularized in the children's book ...

Sasaki with Clifton Truman Daniel in 2009 Clifton says his son, then aged 10, brought a book titled "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" home from school. The story of human suffering moved he ...