Nagasaki A-bomb victim keeps recounting his ordeal in North America

Nagasaki A-bomb victim keeps recounting his ordeal in North America

Yasuaki Yamashita, 76, exposed to radiation following the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, talks about his activities in recounting the ordeal in North America during an interview in New York on April 28, 2015. He has lived in Mexico since 1968. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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