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The aides said that the Emperor and Empress highly value the opportunity of directly listening to hibakusha. Hibakusha remembers previous visit. Hiroshi Harada, an 85-year-old A-bomb survivor and ...

E mpress Elisabeth of Austria, known as Sisi, remains one of the most enigmatic and iconic figures in European history.. Her life, marked by beauty, tragedy, and rebellion against royal constraints, ...