Sadako Sasaki, Japanese girl (born 1943)

Sadako Sasaki

Japanese hibakusha, student, and origami artist

Sadako Sasaki was a Japanese girl who became a victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the United States. She was two years of age when the bombs were dropped and was severely irradiated. She survived for another ten years, becoming one of the most widely known hibakusha—a…