Full opening of motorway in 2011 disaster-hit area

Full opening of motorway in 2011 disaster-hit area

A traditional dance is performed ahead of a ceremony in Kamaishi on March 9, 2019, to mark the full opening of an 80-kilometer motorway between the Iwate Prefecture city, which was heavily hit by the 2011 tsunami, and Hanamaki, an inland city also in Iwate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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