Japan city offers Bikini Atoll peace city alliance

Japan city offers Bikini Atoll peace city alliance

MAJURO, Marshall Islands - Hiroshi Shimizu (L), mayor of the city of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan, and Bikinian mayor Alson Kelen shake hands in Majuro, capital of the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific, on Aug. 20, 2011. The Japanese mayor offered Bikini Atoll an alliance to promote bids for peace building by the two municipalities which have been affected by U.S. nuclear tests since the mid-20th century. (Kyodo)

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