U.N. chief Ban visits Fukushima

U.N. chief Ban visits Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (2nd from R) receives gifts from students at Fukushima Minami High School in the city of Fukushima on Aug. 8, 2011. Earlier the same day, Ban visited a gymnasium in the city of Fukushima and encouraged people who are taking refuge there due to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis.

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