German-donated community halls in tsunami-hit areas

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken in January 2014 shows local women practicing dancing at the Berlin Haus in the district of Kamiosabe in the town of Kesen in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. The local community center was built with donations from Deutsch-Japanische Gesellschaft Berlin, an association aimed at promoting exchanges between Japan and Germany.

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