2 years after quake in Tohoku

2 years after quake in Tohoku

MORIOKA, Japan - Yutaka Ikarigawa (R), mayor of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture, breaks the ground during a ceremony to pray for safety at the start of construction of post-disaster public housing in the town on Feb. 25, 2013.

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