A-bomb survivor recounts story to British parliament via Skype

A-bomb survivor recounts story to British parliament via Skype

Yoshiko Kajimoto, an 84-year-old atomic bomb survivor, addresses British parliamentary members via Skype about her experience of the U.S. attack on Hiroshima at the end of World War II in the western Japan city on July 16, 2015. It marked the first time that atomic bomb testimony has been delivered to the parliament of a country possessing nuclear weapons via the online telephony service. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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