Miyakejima junior high kids graduate from school

Miyakejima junior high kids graduate from school

TOKYO, Japan - Thirty-nine youngsters, who were evacuated from Miyakejima Island last September in the wake of volcanic eruptions there, attend a ceremony to mark their graduation from junior high school, at Akikawa High School in Akiruno, western Tokyo, on March 19. Some of the students (standing) receive applause from lower grade students. The graduating students attended three junior high schools on the island before it was hit by the eruptions. They have since been boarding at Akikawa High School.

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