Sake brewed in memory of Kumamoto earthquake victim

Sake brewed in memory of Kumamoto earthquake victim

Photo taken in Ozu, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2019, shows sake made from rice planted by Hikaru Yamato, a 22-year-old college student who was killed in the April 2016 earthquake that hit his hometown in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, just before the tragedy. Takuya Yamato and his wife Shinobu developed the sake in memory of their son as well as to thank people who engaged in the search for him after the earthquake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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  • 2019/8/05 03:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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