Akita to accept debris from disaster-hit Iwate

MORIOKA, Japan - Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake (L) and Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso shake hands at the Iwate prefectural government office in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on Feb. 7, 2012, after signing a basic agreement that Akita Prefecture will accept debris caused by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in neighboring Iwate Prefecture.

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