Sadako was 2 years old when she was exposed to radiation from the bomb. While hospitalized, she made 1,500 origami cranes with medicine wrapping paper and other materials to pray for her recovery.

Empress Sadako (1884-1951), posthumously known as Empress Teimei, visited Ise Jingu shrine on Nov. 5, 1922, to pray for the recovery of her husband, Emperor Yoshihito (1879-1926), posthumously ...

Learn how the ACE Club exceeded its goal of folding 1,000 paper cranes to inspire peace, inclusion, and community ... Read ...

One of the most tragic human stories that emerged from the United States' atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 is that of Sasaki Sadako. She died aged 12 from leukemia ― believed to be linked to ...

Sadako Ogata worked on some of the largest crises of the decade during her time in service from 1991 to 2000. Challenges included helping Kurdish refugees fleeing from Iraq after the 1991 Gulf War ...