and each paper animal has its own unique symbolism. In Japanese culture, the paper crane is known as "orizuru" and is considered a symbol of peace, good luck, longevity, and hope. It's also linked ...

The paper crane is a classic origami design. This video shows the folding process in action. The crane is considered auspicious in Japan as a traditional symbol of longevity. For this reason 1,000 ...

Sasaki folded 1,300 paper cranes but passed away from the disease in 1955. The cranes became a global symbol of world peace, hope and recovery. After the mass shooting at MSU, a University of ...

OSLO—The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony gave both Norwegian and Japanese citizens an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of making “orizuru” folded-paper cranes, a symbol of prayers for peace ...

TOKYO — The family of a girl who folded paper cranes in hopes of surviving leukemia after the 1945 Hiroshima bombing hopes to add her story to UNESCO’s world memory program. Yuji Sasaki, whose ...

The story of Meagan’s Hug began with origami paper cranes. It is Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School’s legacy. On Friday, the Etobicoke students presented 1,000 origami paper cranes they’d made to ...

HIROSHIMA--Metal replicas of paper cranes folded by atomic bombing victim Sadako Sasaki are now on sale, offering an ever-lasting symbol of hope and peace. “They (the reproduced cranes ...