Hiroshima A-bomb museum sees record visitors after Obama visit

Yuri Takahashi (L) receives a commemorative gift as she became the 1,593,281st visitor in fiscal 2016 to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on Feb. 24, 2017, surpassing the previous record in fiscal 1991. Visitors have increased considerably since then-U.S. President Barack Obama visited there in May 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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