A-bomb survivor reunites with relatives

A-bomb survivor reunites with relatives

NAGASAKI, Japan - Fujie Fukahori (front L), smiles after being reunited with her uncle Shimao Tanigawa on arrival at Nagasaki airport March 14 after some 50 years of separation. Fukahori, 65, was the only member of her family to survive the 1945 atomic bombing in Nagasaki. She later moved to the United States, accompanying a person close to the U.S. military.

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