MASHIKI, KUMAMOTO PREF. – Mashiki officials offered silent prayers on Tuesday for the victims of the powerful earthquakes that hit the town and other areas of Kumamoto Prefecture three years ago.
“We’ll place top priority on rebuilding the lives of afflicted people,” Mayor Hironori Nishimura said. “We expect post-disaster reconstruction will take 10 years, but we hope to shorten the period as much as possible.”
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