Australia-Japan Foundation helps Fukushima children
Australian playground for Fukushima children, Children from the evacuation area near the Fukushima nuclear plant are checked for radiation. ABC Radio, 20 Apr 2012 An Australian-funded playground has been officially opened at a new kindergarten in Japan’s disaster-ravaged Fukushima prefecture. The kindergarten is attended by children who survived last March’s devastating earthquake and tsunami, and the subsequent Fukushima nuclear disaster.
The playground is funded by the Australia-Japan Foundation. Australia’s ambassador to Japan, Bruce Miller, who officially opened the playground, told Radio Australia it was an honour to help the children. “With this new temporary kindergarten being put up we were able to, for the children that had been evacuated, give them the playground and
equipment to go with that,” he said…. http://www.radioaustralianews.net.au/stories/201204/3482476.htm?deskto
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