Farewell to pine in Fukushima, symbol of reconstruction

People gather beside a pine that survived the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture on the morning of Dec. 27, 2017. The pine, a symbol of the city's reconstruction from the March 11, 2011 disaster in northeastern Japan, will be felled later in the day as it has suffered decay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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