Japan Day celebrated at Milan expo with Tohoku parade

Japan Day celebrated at Milan expo with Tohoku parade

Performers of Aizu Higan Shishimai, a unique type of lion dance from the northern Japan region of Tohoku, participate in an inaugural ceremony ahead of a parade to celebrate Japan Day at Expo Milano in Milan, Italy, on July 11, 2015. The Tohoku region was devastated by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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