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Mural at Expo Depicts Town’s Recovery from 2011 Disaster, Made by Local Artist with Intellectual Disabilities

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By Kotaro Hirose / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer

14:05 JST, July 31, 2025

RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate/OSAKA — A massive mural by Asuka Tazaki, a 44-year-old artist with intellectual disabilities from Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, is on display at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo venue. The work is themed on the ongoing recovery from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, which sever...

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