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Public records list Sadako Sasaki as a schoolchild. Sadako Sasaki was born in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan on January 7, 1943. Death is recorded on October 25, 1955, at the age of 12.
My Take
Writing about Sadako Sasaki feels less like profiling a celebrity and more like keeping a promise. She was two when the bomb fell on Hiroshima, irradiated, and gone by twelve, yet her folded paper cranes became a language the whole world could understand. What moves me is how a child with no platform, no career, no time, ended up shaping global memory of war more powerfully than many leaders. Her story refuses abstraction; it puts a small, real face on an unthinkable scale of loss. I include her here with deep humility, because some names should never be allowed to fade.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sadako Sasaki
- Name (Japanese)
- 佐々木禎子
- Reading
- ささき さだこ
- Born
- January 7, 1943 – October 25, 1955
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Goat
- Origin
- Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- schoolchild
2. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadako%20Sasaki
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%90%E3%80%85%E6%9C%A8%E7%A6%8E%E5%AD%90
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q231997
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Sadako Sasaki born?
Born January 7, 1943.
When did Sadako Sasaki die?
Died October 25, 1955, aged 12.
Where was Sadako Sasaki from?
Sadako Sasaki was from Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
What did Sadako Sasaki do?
Sadako Sasaki worked as schoolchild.