Kites with reconstruction message fly in Kesennuma

Kites with reconstruction message fly in Kesennuma

KESENNUMA, Japan - Participants of "Kesennuma Tenbata Matsuri" (Kesennuma Kite Festival) fly kites with a message for reconstruction written on them at the school grounds of Kesennuma Koyo High School in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 25, 2014. Kesennuma Koyo High School was inundated by the 2011 tsunami.

Tsunami-hit high school bld. likely to be preserved

Tsunami-hit high school bld. likely to be preserved

TOKYO, Japan - The building of Kesennuma Koyo High School in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, which was inundated to its fourth floor by the March 2011 tsunami, is seen in this file photo taken in August 2011. The city government on May 15, 2014, set its course toward preserving the building as a relic from the disaster.

Only 6 of 82 quake-hit schools restored in Iwate, Miyagi

Only 6 of 82 quake-hit schools restored in Iwate, Miyagi

SENDAI, Japan - Kesennuma Koyo High School in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, is still damaged on Aug. 28, 2011, more than five months after the March quake and tsunami. The local education board said on Aug. 31, 2011, rebuilding is complete or will soon be finished for only six out of a total of 82 public schools in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures, which were severely damaged by the disaster.

Jubilation of Japan high school baseball players

Jubilation of Japan high school baseball players

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Members of the baseball club of Koyo High School in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, are jubilant after being picked to play in the high-profile national invitational tournament starting in March. The school will be among 32 teams competing in the annual tourney.

Only 6 of 82 quake-hit schools restored in Iwate, Miyagi

Only 6 of 82 quake-hit schools restored in Iwate, Miyagi

SENDAI, Japan - Kesennuma Koyo High School in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, is still damaged on Aug. 28, 2011, more than five months after the March quake and tsunami. The local education board said on Aug. 31, 2011, rebuilding is complete or will soon be finished for only six out of a total of 82 public schools in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures, which were severely damaged by the disaster. (Kyodo)

Jubilation of Japan high school baseball players

Jubilation of Japan high school baseball players

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Members of the baseball club of Koyo High School in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, are jubilant after being picked to play in the high-profile national invitational tournament starting in March. The school will be among 32 teams competing in the annual tourney. (Kyodo)

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Most students keep their masks on during their graduation ceremony at Koyo Senior High School in Nagoya, Japan, on March 2, 2020, amid concerns about the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo