Funeral professional supports child survivors in tsunami-hit Tohoku

Funeral professional supports child survivors in tsunami-hit Tohoku

Photo taken Feb. 20, 2016 shows Ruiko Sasahara, a "nokanshi" or encoffiner, who supports children who survived the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan's Tohoku region, but lost their parents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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