- Shigeaki Mori, a Japanese atomic bomb survivor and historian, has died at the age of 88 in Hiroshima.
- Mori was 8 years old when he survived the 1945 U.S. atomic attack on Hiroshima, which killed tens of thousands.
- He dedicated over 40 years to researching and identifying 12 American prisoners of war who were killed by the atomic bomb, a fact previously unknown to their families.
- His extensive research led to U.S. confirmation of the deaths of these American service members and resulted in a book, 'The Secret of the American POWs Killed by the Atomic Bomb'.
- Mori gained international recognition when he was hugged by then U.S. President Barack Obama during Obama's historic visit to Hiroshima in 2016, where Obama acknowledged Mori's work.
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