Yoshinao Shimamoto, a 61-year-old living in Kobe, always knew his parents had been exposed to the effects of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in the final stages of World War II on Aug. 6, 1945, but he never had the chance to discuss it with them in detail.It was only after his mother died and his now 92-year-old father moved to a care facility that Shimamoto discovered his dad's application for atomic bomb survivor status at their family home in the western Japan city, complete with a detailed description of his experiences and the effect the weapon had on him."It was my first time fin…READ FULL ARTICLE
