Mother, children reunited with lifesaver

Mother, children reunited with lifesaver

SENDAI, Japan - Teiko Kajiwara (L) is reunited with Akane Takahashi (R back) and her two children -- Ren (R front) and Mei (2nd from L) -- on April 10, 2011, around the same spot in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, where Kajiwara and her husband saved them from the March 11 tsunami. Katsuo Kajiwara, Teiko's husband, died after helping them to reach a safe area. (Kyodo)

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