Operation Tomodachi
U.S. military in Japan bulk buys Japanese scallops as China’s Japanese seafood ban continues
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Casey Baseel
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School Kids from Tsunami-Struck Town Visit US to Convey Thanks and Strengthen Ties
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Philip Kendall
Mar 26, 2013
Elementary and high school students from Miyagi Prefecture were given a special send off at Japan’s Narita Airport yesterday afternoon as they set off for the U.S. in order to convey messages of thanks for the efforts of those involved in relief operations following the 2011 earthquake and resulting tsunami in Northeast Japan.
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- (earthquake • farewell • military • Operation Tomodachi • tsunami)
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