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Shigeaki Mori, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor and historian embraced by Obama, dies at 88

Mankato Free Press 18 Mar 2026
Japanese atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori has died at age 88. Mori was a historian and best known for a big hug he was given by then U.S. President Barack Obama during his historic visit to the city a decade ... .
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Shigeaki Mori, 88, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor, historian

The Buffalo News 18 Mar 2026
TOKYO — Shigeaki Mori, a Japanese atomic bomb survivor in Hiroshima and a prominent historian, but who was best known for a big hug he was given by then U.S. President Barack Obama during his historic visit to the city ....
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Japanese atomic bomb survivor who hugged Obama in Hiroshima dies at 88

South China Morning Post 18 Mar 2026
Tributes have been coming in since Mori died in Hiroshima on Saturday, with many pointing out that ...
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Mori, historian and A-bomb survivor who met Obama in Hiroshima, dies at 88

Kyodo 18 Mar 2026
HIROSHIMA - Shigeaki Mori, a historian and an atomic bomb survivor who met Barack Obama in 2016 during the then U.S. president's visit to Hiroshima, died at the weekend at a hospital in the Japanese city, his family said Tuesday.
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Hiroshima survivor who brought attention to atomic bombing’s American victims dies at 88

Stars and Stripes 18 Mar 2026
TOKYO — A Japanese atomic bomb survivor who spent decades researching American prisoners of war killed in the Hiroshima attack has died at age 88 ... Obama embraced him at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.
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Shigeaki Mori, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor embraced by Obama, dies at 88

The Star 17 Mar 2026
TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - ⁠Shigeaki Mori, the survivor of the Hiroshima atomic ⁠bombing whom former U.S. President Barack Obama embraced ‌during a historic visit to the city in 2016, has died at 88, Jiji Press reported on Tuesday. Read full story ...
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Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor embraced by Obama dies at 88

CBS News 17 Mar 2026
Shigeaki Mori was 8 years old when he survived the Aug. 6, 1945 U.S. attack, only one and a half miles away from the blast ... .
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How likely is America to do a repeat of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

The Manila Times 13 Mar 2026
Didn’t Japan surrender only in World War II when America dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? ... But just wait until another Hiroshima and Nagasaki come around ... With Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the case was not so.
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Football: Kobe join Machida in ACLE last 8 as Hiroshima go out

Kyodo 12 Mar 2026
Hiroshima came into the match at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima having lost the first leg 3-1 away to Malaysia, where they went down to 10 men after defender Kim Ju Sung was sent off in the 26th minute.
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The Hiroshima template: Stalled conventional war pushes Trump toward 'tactical' nuclear strikes in Iran

Zeenews 10 Mar 2026
With Operation Epic Fury stalled and oil prices hitting $100, rumors of the "Tactical Nuclear Option" are surfacing in Washington. Know the W-76-2 warhead, the "Smart Munition Trap," and the 1945 Hiroshima precedent in the 2026 Iran conflict ... .
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