U.N. chief Ban greets kids in tsunami-hit area in Sendai, northern Japan

U.N. chief Ban greets kids in tsunami-hit area in Sendai, northern Japan

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon greets children after their performance of the traditional "sparrow dance" in the Minamigamo district in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 15, 2015. The area was engulfed by massive tsunami triggered by the destructive earthquake of 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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