Debate continues on whether to keep tsunami-hit schoolhouse

Debate continues on whether to keep tsunami-hit schoolhouse

The Okawa Elementary School building in the northeastern Japan city of Ishinomaki hit by the 2011 earthquake and ensuing tsunami is shown on Feb. 20, 2015, as debate continues over whether to preserve the structure where 84 pupils and teachers either died or remain missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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