Okamoto's A-bomb mural shown to public in Tokyo

Okamoto's A-bomb mural shown to public in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The late artist Taro Okamoto's giant mural, ''Myth of Tomorrow,'' depicting the moment of an atomic-bomb explosion was unveiled Nov. 17 for public viewing as it was permanently installed on the wall of a walk-through of the Keio Inokashira Line's Shibuya Station in Tokyo.

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