Buddhist believers reach out to Tokyo homeless

Buddhist believers reach out to Tokyo homeless

TOKYO, Japan - Gakugen Yoshimizu (R) and other members of "Hitosaji no Kai" charity group make rice balls to be given to the homeless and other needy persons in Tokyo's Sanya area, known as a district for day laborers, on Jan. 7, 2013 at the Koshoin temple of the Jodo Buddhist sect in Tokyo's Taito Ward.

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