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'Hibaku' piano peace concert along Hudson River in New York

NEW YORK, United States - A woman recites a poem accompanied by a piano that survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima during the ''Hibaku'' Piano Peace Concert held together with an annual lantern floating ceremony on the Hudson River on Sept. 11, 2010.

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A-bomb piano played in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Dana Hanchard (R) plays a piano that survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima during a concert at a church in New York on Sept. 10, 2010, ahead of the 9th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on the United States. The piano was in Naka Ward in Hiroshima City, about 1.8 kilometers from the epicenter, at the time of the bombing and Mitsunori Yagawa, 58, a piano tuner, became its owner about five years ago and restored it.

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A-bomb icon Sadako's brother appeals for peace at N.Y. ceremony

NEW YORK, United States - Masahiro Sasaki (L) meets a relative (R) of a victim of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States in New York on May 3, 2010. Sasaki is the older brother of Sadako Sasaki, who died a decade after surviving the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima in August 1945.

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Koizumi airs view on Sept. 11 election

NAGASAKI, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi responds to questions in Nagasaki on Aug. 9 about the general election set for Sept. 11, after attending a ceremony for the 60th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki. (Pool photo)

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Hideki Tojo

Born on Dec. 30, 1884 and died on Dec. 23, 1948. Tojo was army general and served as prime minister from 1941 to 1944. In July 1940, Tojo was appointed to the post of army minister and pushed for the conclusion of the tripartite pact with Germany and Italy. Following his taking office as prime minister in October 1941, Japan made a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 (Dec. 8 Japan time). In July 1944, he was removed from office. Just before being arrested as a class A war criminal, he attempted to kill himself on Sept. 11, 1945. Tojo was indicted by the International Military Tribunal and was hanged on Dec. 23, 1948.

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Atomic bomb survivor to attend Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony

Shohei Tsuiki, 88, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, attends a press conference in the southwestern Japan city on Sept. 11, 2015. Tsuiki will attend the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony in Oslo on Dec. 10, together with an atomic bomb survivor from Hiroshima. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Work to retrieve Japanese remains conducted in Australia

A worker digs at the Japanese War Cemetery in Cowra, eastern Australia, on Sept. 11, 2015, to retrieve the remains of Michiaki Wakaomi who died there as a prisoner of war in 1945. Yasuko Hayashi (far L), a niece of Wakaomi, and his relative Hiromichi Wakaomi (3rd from L) were also present. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koizumi airs view on Sept. 11 election

NAGASAKI, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi responds to questions in Nagasaki on Aug. 9 about the general election set for Sept. 11, after attending a ceremony for the 60th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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'Hibaku' piano peace concert along Hudson River in New York

NEW YORK, United States - A woman recites a poem accompanied by a piano that survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima during the ''Hibaku'' Piano Peace Concert held together with an annual lantern floating ceremony on the Hudson River on Sept. 11, 2010. (Kyodo)

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A-bomb piano played in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Dana Hanchard (R) plays a piano that survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima during a concert at a church in New York on Sept. 10, 2010, ahead of the 9th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on the United States. The piano was in Naka Ward in Hiroshima City, about 1.8 kilometers from the epicenter, at the time of the bombing and Mitsunori Yagawa, 58, a piano tuner, became its owner about five years ago and restored it. (Kyodo)

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A-bomb icon Sadako's brother appeals for peace at N.Y. ceremony

NEW YORK, United States - Masahiro Sasaki (L) meets a relative (R) of a victim of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States in New York on May 3, 2010. Sasaki is the older brother of Sadako Sasaki, who died a decade after surviving the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima in August 1945. (Kyodo)

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9/11 Tribute Museum completes in NY

Photo taken June 13, 2017, shows a paper crane created by Sadako Sasaki, who died at 12 following the 1945 atomic-bombing of the western Japan city of Hiroshima. The paper crane is displayed at the 9/11 Tribute Museum in New York, which hands down stories of the victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, survivors and their families. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hideki Tojo

Born on Dec. 30, 1884 and died on Dec. 23, 1948. Tojo was army general and served as prime minister from 1941 to 1944. In July 1940, Tojo was appointed to the post of army minister and pushed for the conclusion of the tripartite pact with Germany and Italy. Following his taking office as prime minister in October 1941, Japan made a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 (Dec. 8 Japan time). In July 1944, he was removed from office. Just before being arrested as a class A war criminal, he attempted to kill himself on Sept. 11, 1945. Tojo was indicted by the International Military Tribunal and was hanged on Dec. 23, 1948. (Kyodo)