Shimada city to accept disaster debris

Shimada city to accept disaster debris

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Katsuro Sakurai, mayor of Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan, announces the city's decision to accept debris left by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Iwate Prefecture during a press conference at the city hall on March 15, 2012. Shimada will become the second municipality outside the Tohoku region, following Tokyo, to do so. (Kyodo)

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