Tunisian Street in tsunami-hit town

Tunisian Street in tsunami-hit town

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photo taken April 15, 2011, shows the street sign for ''Tunisian Street'' in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. The North African country and the coastal town, devastated by the March 11 tsunami, have over the past two decades developed a strong bond, albeit an unusual one in being between a country and a small town.

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