Volunteer group to send 3 to Iran to help build houses

KOBE, Japan - Hirotoshi So, a 48-year-old architect, speaks on his plans to help build houses in Iran. He is one of three Japanese to be sent to Iran on July 8 by a Kobe volunteer group to assist in the rehabilitation of Iran's Qazvin Province, which was heavily damaged by a strong quake on June 22.

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