Topic - Matsumoto

Matsumoto (松本 or 松元, "base of the pine tree") is a common Japanese surname and place name. - Source: Wikipedia

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In this Saturday, April 5, 2014 photo, Kokoro Kamiyama, 13, who started her new life after moving from Fukushima, smiles during an interview in Matsumoto, central Japan. Kamiyama is the first child to sign on to the Matsumoto project which Chernobyl-doctor-turned-mayor Akira Sugenoya of Matsumoto offered his Japanese town to get children out of Fukushima. Kamiyama was prone to skipping school when she was in Fukushima, which her mother believes was a sign of stress from worrying about radiation. She is happy she can run around outdoors in the city without wearing a mask. “The air feels so clean here,” Kamiyama said. “I love playing badminton. And tag.” (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Fukushima children start school, flee radiation

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press