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A graduation ceremony is held at gym turned shelter at a junior high school in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami-destroyed town of Otsuchi, northern Japan Tuesday, March 22, 2011.

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Students react as a guest speaker delivers message at the graduation ceremony in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami-destroyed town of Yamada, northern Japan Tuesday, March 22, 2011.

Tetsuya Kikumasa / AP
Students react as they receive a certificate at the graduation ceremony in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami-destroyed town of Yamada, northern Japan Tuesday, March 22, 2011.
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