A: Hey there! You won't believe what I just saw!
B: What is it?
A: They opened that vault at the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound in Hiroshima for the first time in a decade!
B: Really? That's where they keep the remains of people from the bombing, right?
A: Exactly! It's part of the Peace Memorial Park. They found about 812 people whose remains were unclaimed. Crazy, huh?
B: Wow, that's sad... I wonder who these people are.
A: Well, they have shelves with urns labeled with names in the vault. It looks organized!
B: That must be tough for them to not have their family claim their remains. They repainted it after 20 years too, right?
A: Yeah, and city officials are looking for families of these people now more than ever. They've been displaying a list of names at the municipal office building and online, but finding relatives has become rare recently.
B: That's a tough task... I hope they find them soon. This year marks 80 years since the bombing, so they're really trying hard to find the families now.
A: Yeah, let's hope for the best! It's important that they honor their memory properly.
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An underground vault at the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound in Hiroshima City, western Japan, has been shown to journalists for the first time in a decade.
The mound in the Peace Memorial Park houses the remains of about 70,000 people killed by the atomic bombing of the city on August 6, 1945.
They include 812 individuals who have been identified but whose remains have not been claimed by relatives.
The underground vault opened on Wednesday has a floor space of 27 square meters.
Urns about 10 centimeters high and labeled with individual names are placed on the shelves in an orderly manner.
The vault's walls and ceiling were repainted for the first time in 20 years.
City officials have been searching for families of those whose remains are in the mound.
They have displayed the register of names at the municipal office building and on the city's website, but the discovery of relatives has become rare in recent years.
City official Uemoto Shinji says that as this year marks 80 years since the atomic bombing, they are stepping up efforts to find relatives of the 812 people whose remains are unclaimed.
B: What is it?
A: They opened that vault at the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound in Hiroshima for the first time in a decade!
B: Really? That's where they keep the remains of people from the bombing, right?
A: Exactly! It's part of the Peace Memorial Park. They found about 812 people whose remains were unclaimed. Crazy, huh?
B: Wow, that's sad... I wonder who these people are.
A: Well, they have shelves with urns labeled with names in the vault. It looks organized!
B: That must be tough for them to not have their family claim their remains. They repainted it after 20 years too, right?
A: Yeah, and city officials are looking for families of these people now more than ever. They've been displaying a list of names at the municipal office building and online, but finding relatives has become rare recently.
B: That's a tough task... I hope they find them soon. This year marks 80 years since the bombing, so they're really trying hard to find the families now.
A: Yeah, let's hope for the best! It's important that they honor their memory properly.
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An underground vault at the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound in Hiroshima City, western Japan, has been shown to journalists for the first time in a decade.
The mound in the Peace Memorial Park houses the remains of about 70,000 people killed by the atomic bombing of the city on August 6, 1945.
They include 812 individuals who have been identified but whose remains have not been claimed by relatives.
The underground vault opened on Wednesday has a floor space of 27 square meters.
Urns about 10 centimeters high and labeled with individual names are placed on the shelves in an orderly manner.
The vault's walls and ceiling were repainted for the first time in 20 years.
City officials have been searching for families of those whose remains are in the mound.
They have displayed the register of names at the municipal office building and on the city's website, but the discovery of relatives has become rare in recent years.
City official Uemoto Shinji says that as this year marks 80 years since the atomic bombing, they are stepping up efforts to find relatives of the 812 people whose remains are unclaimed.
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Summary
Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound vault opened in Hiroshima after a decade, houses unclaimed remains of 812 people killed in the 1945 atomic bombing. The underground space has shelves with labeled urns containing their remains. City officials seek families of these individuals as they try to honor their
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250716_15/
Date: July 16, 2025
Created: 2025/07/17 07:01
Updated: 2025/12/08 03:21
Last Read: 2025/07/17 07:48