Calligraphers write 2011 disaster victims' names on bamboo lanterns

Calligraphers write 2011 disaster victims' names on bamboo lanterns

Calligraphers write the names of people killed in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami on bamboo lanterns in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2015. The lanterns will be donated for a memorial service to be held for the victims in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 11, the fourth anniversary of the disaster that devastated northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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