At the age of 90 and with his frail 37-kilogram body weakened by cancer, photojournalist Kikujiro Fukushima remains determined to complete his final project.
A-bomb photographer makes Fukushima accident final work
Vagabonds warm themselves in front of the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome around 1946. (Provided by Kikujiro Fukushima)
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