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naturalLOWJP2026-04-27 03:47 UTC

Tsunami survivor battles wildfire to protect hometown in Japan's northeast

OTSUCHI, Japan, April 27 - Ryota Haga was in high school when the biggest earthquake ever recorded in Japan triggered a deadly tsunami and swept away his family home in the quiet northeastern town of Otsuchi in March 2011.

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