'One-and-only' chair for babies in disaster-hit areas

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2011, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, shows chairs which are to be given to babies born on March 11, 2011, in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures, severely hit by the quake and tsunami disasters. A Hokkaido-based team announced the same day the project to present the ''one-and-only'' chairs, which bear each baby's name, their birthday ''March 11, 2011'' and a message ''Be tough toward the future.'' (Kyodo)

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