Pupils enjoy refurbished library at Fukushima school

Pupils enjoy refurbished library at Fukushima school

IWAKI, Japan - Pupils visit a uniquely refurbished library at Yoshima Daiichi Elementary School in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2014. The refurbishment is aimed at helping children enjoy reading books after experiencing the Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster of 2011.

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