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A banner in memory of March 11 victims is displayed on the pitch before a Rugby World Cup game between Fiji and Uruguay on Sept. 25, 2019, in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture. | REUTERS
Jiji Mar 10, 2021
Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture – Passion for rugby is offering a beacon of hope in the northeastern city of Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, after it was ravaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. We were able to aim for the same goal, the World Cup, said Yoshihiko Sakuraba, general manager of the Kamaishi Seawaves Rugby Football Club, of his relationship with the city in the decade after the disaster. That became a great asset.