Japanese students from quake-hit areas wind up U.S. trip

Japanese students from quake-hit areas wind up U.S. trip

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese students from Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures in northeastern Japan that were badly hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster present a report during a gathering in Washington on Aug. 20, 2012, wrapping a mini-tour of the United States.

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