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Japan: Would you pay $2 million for a dead tree?

Japan: Would you pay $2 million for a dead tree?

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Jul 25, 2012
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Japan: Would you pay $2 million for a dead tree?
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Rikuzentakata’s “Miracle Pine” stood for hope and perseverance when it became the sole surviving tree of the Takamatsubara pine forest, after last year’s devastating tsunami. Given Shintoism’s strong connection with nature, it seemed even more important that this centuries-old tree – not a man-made structure – could face up against the 8 metre high wave…

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