7 schools in quake-hit Wajima welcome new students

7 schools in quake-hit Wajima welcome new students

WAJIMA, Japan - With an earthquake-damaged house in the background, a mother walks her daughter to the school admission ceremony in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture on April 9. Seven elementary and junior high schools in Wajima, which was severely hit by a major earthquake on March 25, welcomed some 120 newly enrolled students on April 9.

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