Memorial held on anniv. of fatal quake in northeastern Japan

KURIHARA, Japan - Residents in the Koei district in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, offer a silent prayer for the victims of a deadly earthquake near a building in the city at 8:43 a.m. on June 14, the time the temblor hit the area a year ago.

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