Atsushi Ito runs a company in Tokyo, but his hometown is Miyagi, which was terribly devastated by the tsunami. Right after the big earthquake happened in Japan, he used his cell phone to confirm that all of his relatives were safe. He was horrified to learn from his brother that his uncle was missing. Three days later, he go the news that even though his uncle's car had been swept away by the tsunami as he tried to escape, miraculously, he was rescued without serious injury.
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Atsushi Ito runs a company in Tokyo, but his hometown is Miyagi, which was terribly devastated by the tsunami. Right after the big earthquake happened in Japan, he used his cell phone to confirm that all of his relatives were safe. He was horrified to learn from his brother that his uncle was missing. Three days later, he go the news that even though his uncle's car had been swept away by the tsunami as he tried to escape, miraculously, he was rescued without serious injury.
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