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Tsunami Devastates Japanese Towns as Rescue Efforts Intensify
Tsunami inundates Pikuzentakata and Yamada with thousands displaced. A mother in Pikuzentakata recounts losing her daughter as rescue teams search wrecked homes. Otsuchi town office destroyed. Prime Minister Naoto Kan pledges unity and resolve in Japan's toughest postwar crisis.
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Kiji Press
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Port City
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Sanjay
Koyama
WHK
Yamada
Kyodo
Otsuchi
Naoto Kan
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