By HIDEAKI ISHIBASHI/ Senior Staff Writer
February 7, 2021 at 19:05 JST
The Makinos in their new home in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in December 2011: From left, back row: Shizuko, Teruyoshi, Shunji and grandfather Teruo. Daisuke and Hisa are in the front row. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
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