Dispute continues over fate of tsunami-ruined north Japan building

Dispute continues over fate of tsunami-ruined north Japan building

A building destroyed by the 2011 earthquake and ensuing tsunami in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shown in this photo taken on Jan. 28, 2015, is at the center of a controversy over whether it should be promptly demolished or preserved as a memorial of the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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