Iraqi boy experiences Japanese elementary school

Iraqi boy experiences Japanese elementary school

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (L), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy temporarily staying in Japan following a second round of surgery on his left eye, introduces himself in a class room at a public elementary school in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 5. He greeted students at Imazawa Elementary School by saying in Japanese, ''I'm from Iraq and pleased to meet you.'' (Kyodo)

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