Construction of wooden school buildings increasing

Construction of wooden school buildings increasing

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in December 2013 shows a corridor at Itako Elementary School, a municipal grade school in Itako, Ibaraki Prefecture. Previously a reinforced concrete structure, it was rebuilt in wood in April 2013.

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