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Pets cheering up owners' spirits since 2011 disaster

MORIOKA, Japan - Photo taken in December 2013 shows Kazuko Kanno, who lives in a temporary housing with her dog Chako and a cat named Deco, the whereabouts of whose owner remain unknown, in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. Deko jumped into the Kannos' car when they were about to run away from a tsunami after a powerful earthquake hit the region in March 2011.

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Cat in disaster area

SENDAI, Japan - A cat named Chako sits on a pedestal with a sign reading, ''Solely for Chako'' beside a temporary housing unit in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on Feb. 2, 2012, for people hit by the March 2011 quake and tsunami.

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Cat in disaster area

SENDAI, Japan - A cat named Chako sits on a pedestal with a sign reading, ''Solely for Chako'' beside a temporary housing unit in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on Feb. 2, 2012, for people hit by the March 2011 quake and tsunami. (Kyodo)