Tag: hiroshima maidens
The New Face of Hiroshima
On May 5, 1955, not long before the ten year anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a group of young Japanese women departed from Tokyo for the United States to undergo reconstructive plastic surgery. These women were known as … Continue reading →
What is the True Story of the Hiroshima Maidens?
Ten years following the drop of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the emotional and physical scars created by the bombing were still prominent in Hiroshima. Reverend Kiyoshi Tanimoto of Japan and Norman Cousins, an American editor who worked to bring awareness to the struggle of Japanese war victims created a program to fly women, who […]
Helping the Hiroshima Maidens
During World War II, the Allies were fighting against the Axis Powers. Two countries that were enemies during the war were the United States and Japan. The Japanese were strong willed fighters and refused to give up, so the Allies unfortunately were left to making the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima […]
Saving the Maidens
After World War Two, the entire world was zooming in different directions. Millions of people were still suffering. Millions of other people were celebrating. And millions of people were dead due to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Soldiers returned home suffering from physical injuries, and mental ones, injuries that couldn’t be seen but that […]
