US EditionHiroshima Atomic Bombing Victim Identified by DNA Test
The first DNA identification of Hiroshima atomic bomb victims used preserved hair from an urn, with 70,000 unclaimed ashes stored in the memorial mound, city officials said.
- On Monday, the Hiroshima city government said the remains of Hatsue Kajiyama, victim aged 13 at death, were identified using the first DNA testing of preserved hair.
- A family inquiry in May prompted officials to examine burial records after Shuji Kajiyama, 60, nephew, spotted ashes listed as Michiko Kajiyama in Peace Memorial Park's cenotaph registry.
- Kanagawa Dental University extracted DNA from preserved hair between late November and earlier this month and compared it with the 91-year-old younger sister's sample, confirming the hair and ashes at Peace Memorial Park belonged to Hatsue Kajiyama, the city said.
- Relatives plan to seek the return of the remains, and Shuji Kajiyama said he hopes `as many victims as possible be returned to their families` from the memorial mound holding 70,000 unclaimed ashes, with hair samples preserved in about 10 urns.
- The city said it will continue DNA testing of preserved hair upon request, aiming to identify more victims for families seeking answers.
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The Independent (US)Girl, 13, identified as victim of Hiroshima atomic bombing after 80 years
Hatsue Kajiyama becomes first victim of US nuclear attack to be successfully identified by DNA analysis
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This marks 1st successful case of atomic bomb victim identification using this method, with thousands of samples kept at Japanese city's Peace Memorial Park - Anadolu Ajansı
Teenage A-bomb victim of Hiroshima identified through DNA analysis
A victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II has been identified as a 13-year-old girl through DNA testing, the first successful case of A-bomb victim identification using DNA, the Hiroshima city government said Monday.
Hiroshima (Japan) - A 13-year-old girl who died in the atomic bombing of the city at the end of World War II was identified in Hiroshima, Japan on Saturday using DNA from her hair, marking the first successful case of DNA identification of a victim of a US nuclear bomb, the websites of Kyodo News Agency and The Asahi Shimbun reported.
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