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Shigeaki Mori, the hibakusha survivor of the August 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima who was embraced by then-U.S. President Barack Obama in 2016, died Saturday at the age of 88. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/17/japan/society/atomic-bomb-survivor-obama-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hiroshima #barackobama #us #atomicbombings #wwii #obituary
Shigeaki Mori, Hiroshima hibakusha hugged by Obama, dies at 88

Scenes of Mori, a historian, and Obama hugging in May 2016, during Obama's visit to Hiroshima — the first by a sitting U.S. president — were reported by media outlets worldwide.

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