Children's home stay program linked to space agency revives small town

Children's home stay program linked to space agency revives small town

Photo taken Oct. 3, 2016 in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows Sora Masada (L), a 12-year-old student from Aichi Prefecture, chatting with a local school student. Masada is participating in a one-year aerospace-focused home stay program for elementary school pupils from across Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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