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April 24, 2011

AP: Japan's Christians celebrate Easter amid disaster

by Tomoko A. Hosaka
The Associated Press

KESENNUMA, Japan (AP) — This Easter, the story of resurrection carried a deeply personal message for the small community of Christians in disaster-hit Japan.

More than six weeks after a massive earthquake and tsunami ravaged the country's northeastern coast, leaving 26,000 missing or dead, the region is trying to clean up and move forward.

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