Exhibition of Japanese A-bomb photos held at U.N. Nairobi office

A U.N. official looks at a panel of photos showing the aftermath of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of two Japanese cities -- Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- at an exhibition held at the U.N. Office in Nairobi on Aug. 6, 2015. The exhibition was organized by Takehiro Nakamura, who works for the U.N. Environment Program headquartered in the Kenyan capital, and other Japanese U.N. officials. Nakamura's parents were victims of the Hiroshima bombing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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