Two-time A-bomb survivor Yamaguchi

Two-time A-bomb survivor Yamaguchi

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the late Tsutomu Yamaguchi speaking in Nagasaki in June 2009 about his experience of surviving the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Japanese Embassy in London has sent a written protest against the BBC for introducing him as ''The Unluckiest Man in the World'' in its TV program that aired on Dec. 17, 2010, with the show's personalities and the audience laughing. A producer of the show has apologized via e-mail. (Kyodo)

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