Sadako Sasaki and the legend of the 1,000 cranes

The survivors of the atomic bomb during the second World War were called the "Hibakusha". One of them, a girl called Sadako Sasaki, born on January 7th, 1943, was heavily irradiated as she was only 1.5 miles away when the bomb exploded.

Hachikô, the faithful dog

Anyone who has an interest in Japan must have heard of the story of Hachikô, the faithful dog who waited till the end of his life for his master to come back.