Obama Becomes First Sitting President To Visit Hiroshima

U.S. President Barack Obama on May 27, 2016, became the first sitting president to visit Hiroshima Japan, since the city was leveled by atomic bombing in 1945. Obama had expressed a willingness to visit Hiroshima ever since he took office in 2009. Obama arrived in Hiroshima after attending the Ise-Shima Group of Seven summit meeting in Mie Prefecture. Accompanied by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Obama laid a wreath before the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. U.S. President Barack Obama embraces atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori after giving his speech.
U.S. President Barack Obama on May 27, 2016, became the first sitting president to visit Hiroshima Japan, since the city was leveled by atomic bombing in 1945. Obama had expressed a willingness to visit Hiroshima ever since he took office in 2009. Obama arrived in Hiroshima after attending the Ise-Shima Group of Seven summit meeting in Mie Prefecture. Accompanied by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Obama laid a wreath before the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. U.S. President Barack Obama embraces atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori after giving his speech.
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The Asahi Shimbun Video
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27 May, 2016
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Hiroshima, Japan
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