SEATTLE — A piece of history that once stood in Seattle's Peace Park is now gone forever after thieves cut down the bronze statue of a 12-year-old girl known as Sadako Sasaki. The theft occurred ...

Mimi Kitano is directing, and writing, for the upcoming Youth Theatre Northwest (YTN) production, “A Story of Sadako”—from ...

The statue depicted Sadako Sasaki, who was 12 when she died from cancer likely caused by the Hiroshima bombing. Community members believe a thief saw value in her bronze cast. By Hank Sanders For ...

Then, one day, she saw a familiar face on TV. A life-size bronze statue of Sadako Sasaki appeared on the screen. Sadako was a 12-year-old girl who survived the Hiroshima atomic bomb as a toddler ...

Called Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, the artwork honored Sadako Sasaki, a 12-year-old Japanese girl who died of leukemia in 1955—ten years after the United States dropped an atomic bomb ...

The statue of Sadako Sasaki stood in Seattle's Peace Park for decades, until Friday morning when it was discovered someone stole the statue, cutting it at her ankles. Those with the University ...

One of the most tragic human stories that emerged from the United States' atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 is that of Sasaki Sadako. She died aged 12 from leukemia ― believed to be linked to ...

Yuji Sasaki, 54, met with Obama for about 20 minutes in Hawaii on Feb. 26. Sadako Sasaki was 2 years old when the city was leveled in the bombing. Her home was about 1.6 kilometers from Ground Zero.

KHON2's Pamela Young has partnered with the Ohana Arts to tell the story of Sadako Sasaki. 14 year old, Sammy Houghtailing has traveled to Japan with Ohana Arts to bring the story of Sadako Sasaki ...

“A Story of Sadako” marks Katano’s last project at Youth Theatre Northwest as the executive artistic director. Katano is ...