Voice of America: Japanese Town Recovers from Disaster for Third Time in Half Century Oct 29th 2012, 13:48 Voice of America | Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries | | Japanese Town Recovers from Disaster for Third Time in Half Century Oct 29th 2012, 11:02 The sight of audiences applauding hula dancers and performers twirling fire knives are an indication Iwaki has bounced back - again. The city of 300,000 people in Fukushima prefecture in northeastern Japan has been written off more than once. Many residents first thought they were doomed after the coal mines closed in the early 1960's when Japan turned to imported oil to fuel its booming economy. But the company that ran the mines, rather than abandoning its down-on-their-luck ... | | |  | |
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