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6 Mai 2013
May 5, 2013
Carp streamers displayed in Fukushima town
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20130505_13.html
As Japan observes Children's Day on Sunday, around 100 carp-shaped streamers are flying in the sky of a town near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. People are not allowed to live there, but they can visit some parts of the town during the daytime.
A local group of young people carried out the Children's Day celebration to pray for the healthy growth of children affected by the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accident in March 2011.
Carp-shaped streamers symbolize a healthy childhood. The streamers were sent to the organizers by people across the country, in response to their online request. Some of the streamers carried messages encouraging children in Fukushima.
At the celebration site, the carp streamers on a rope were hoisted to 40 meters by using two cranes.
The carp streamers are flying high in the blue sky, but few people visited the town to see them on the day.
The head of the organizing group, Mitsuhiro Hirosaka, said he wants to bring hope to children still living outside the town.
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