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After Quake, Japanese Fishing Port Remains At Risk

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Mitsuo Iwabuchi stands in one of his ruined fish processing plants. The regional government won't allow reconstruction to begin without a plan to cope with flooding. The quake actually lowered Kesennuma closer to the sea, and the fishing port floods when the tide comes in. (NPR)
Mitsuo Iwabuchi stands in one of his ruined fish processing plants. The regional government won't allow reconstruction to begin without a plan to cope with flooding. The quake actually lowered Kesennuma closer to the sea, and the fishing port floods when the tide comes in. (NPR)

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