Northern Japan nursery filled with items from U.S. volunteer group

A nursery for babies and toddlers, called Milk, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, is filled with toys, paper diapers and other items on June 17, 2015, sent by "Helping Hands," a volunteer group of U.S. military personnel supporting victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that hit the northeastern Japanese region of Tohoku. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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