Elementary, junior high schools in ex-Yamakoshi reopened

Elementary, junior high schools in ex-Yamakoshi reopened

NAGAOKA, Japan - Elementary and junior high school students of former Yamakoshi village, Niigata Prefecture, which was hit by a deadly earthquake two years ago, return to their newly built school in Nagaoka on Oct. 30.

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