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Hiroshima Flame Arrives Pearl Harbor; Descendants Sign Peace Oath

5/25/2026

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An 81-year-old flame kept alight since the 1945 Hiroshima bombing was brought from Yame City, Fukuoka, to Pearl Harbor for the ceremony.
Descendants of U.S. and Japanese leaders extinguished the flame and signed a peace oath.
Clifton Truman Daniel, grandson of former President Harry Truman, said the war ends in their hearts.
Hidetoshi Tojo, great-grandson of General Hideki Tojo, said his family sees a world that is not so bad.

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An 81-year-old flame kept alight since the 1945 Hiroshima bombing was brought from Yame City, Fukuoka, to Pearl Harbor for the ceremony.
Descendants of U.S. and Japanese leaders extinguished the flame and signed a peace oath.
Clifton Truman Daniel, grandson of former President Harry Truman, said the war ends in their hearts.
Hidetoshi Tojo, great-grandson of General Hideki Tojo, said his family sees a world that is not so bad.