10 Iraqi orphans arrive in Osaka for int'l summer camp

10 Iraqi orphans arrive in Osaka for int'l summer camp

OSAKA, Japan - Ten Iraqi children orphaned during the Iraq war arrive at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Aug. 6 for a nine-day summer camp with Japanese orphans who lost their parents in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake and others from around the world. Tokyo-based nonprofit organization Ashinaga invited the five boys and five girls, aged 6 to 17, to take part in the camp. (Kyodo)

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