Before the Nazis tainted the swastika by using it as their official symbol during World War II ... We want to promote love and peace to remind everyone that mankind can be better that what ...

Business Insider spoke with Tim Marshall, author of "Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of Flags" about how the swastika was a symbol of peace until Hitler and the Nazi party changed its meaning.

Among them was Kayo Hayashi, who was a student at Shiroyama Elementary School (formerly Shiroyama National School) during the war. Her story exemplifies the profound loss endured by the community ...

FUKUYAMA, Hiroshima Prefecture--Metallic reproductions of paper cranes folded by atomic bombing victim Sadako Sasaki are being developed as durable symbols of peace for distribution around the world.