Airing out books containing A-bomb victims' names

Airing out books containing A-bomb victims' names

NAGASAKI, Japan - Nagasaki City employees take part in an annual airing out of the books listing the names of the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japanese city at the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims on May 18, 2011, ahead of the onset of the rainy season. The list, which includes the names of 152,282 victims, comes in 154 volumes.

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