Seal made of 'miracle pine tree' for reconstruction minister

Seal made of 'miracle pine tree' for reconstruction minister

A man shows off an official seal for the reconstruction minister in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2015, carved from a branch of the so-called "miracle pine tree" that survived the 2011 tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. The only survivor among some 70,000 pine trees that had dotted the northeastern Japan city's waterfront is being artificially preserved after antiseptic treatment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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