Hiroshima A-bombing sufferer urges nuke arms abolition at U.S. event

Sadao Yamamoto, an 83-year-old survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, speaks at an opening ceremony for an A-bomb exhibition at the American University Museum in Washington on June 13, 2015. Yamamoto called for the abolition of nuclear weapons at the exhibition, the first of its kind held in the U.S. capital in 20 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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