Quake-hit kids take part in Sapporo street dance

Quake-hit kids take part in Sapporo street dance

SAPPORO, Japan - Children from an area hit by a deadly earthquake a year ago dance on a street in Sapporo's Chuo Ward during the final day of the annual Yosakoi Soran dance festival on June 14. The children formed a team and took part in the festival after the quake on June 14 last year struck mainly Miyagi and Iwate prefectures. Kazuki Chiba, 10, from Miyagi, said, ''I'll tell my family, 'I think I looked cool while dancing.'''

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