PORT ANGELES: Group headed to Japan

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PORT ANGELES — Sixteen middle and high school students and 15 civic and business leaders left Tuesday on an eight-day trip to visit Port Angeles’ sister city in Japan — Mutsu City.

They will also visit Tokyo and travel on bullet trains, and see ancient temples and the world’s largest fish market.

The students will stay with Japanese students and their families. They will attend classes in Japanese schools.

This full report appears in the Friday/Saturday weekend editions of the Peninsula Daily News, on sale throughout Jefferson and Clallam counties. Or click onto “Subscribe” at left to purchase your copy via U.S. mail.

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