Japanese rice aid bound for Iraq

Japanese rice aid bound for Iraq

NAGOYA, Japan - A Japanese flag seal is put on each of the rice bag destined for Iraq at Nagoya port, central Japan, on May 9. The ship with a load of 10,000 tons of rice Japan has donated to Iraq under the World Food Program left the port for Iraq later in the day.

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