Japan pays for tsunami cleanup on Canadian coast
- Published: 14 Mar 2013 at 04.49
- Online news: Asia
Japan provided $1 million on Wednesday to help clean up debris from the March 2011 tsunami that has washed up along Canada's shores.
This image released by the US Navy Visual News Service on March 14, 2011 shows an aerial view of debris from an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck northern Japan. Japan provided $1 million on Wednesday to help clean up debris from the March 2011 tsunami that has washed up along Canada's shores.
Japanese Consul General Seiji Okada said the grant "represents a token of gratitude to the government of Canada and the Canadian people in recognition of the tremendous support provided to Japan" in the wake of the tsunami.
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