Premier's wife listens to tsunami survivor at school in north Japan

Premier's wife listens to tsunami survivor at school in north Japan

Akie Abe, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, listens to Tetsuya Tadano, a survivor of the massive March 2011 tsunami, recount the disaster on March 29, 2015, at Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The killer tsunami left 84 pupils and teachers dead or missing at the school. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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