Woman eager to reopen bathhouse washed away by 2011 tsunami

Woman eager to reopen bathhouse washed away by 2011 tsunami

Masako Horoiwa (R) smiles as she talks with an old customer on Nov. 10, 2015, at a place where her public bathhouse used to stand in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, before it was washed away by the 2011 tsunami that hit the northeastern Japanese region of Tohoku following a devastating earthquake. The 76-year-old woman is eager to reopen the bathhouse, frequented by fishermen visiting the port town from across Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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