Woman in iconic tsunami photo looks to future

[AsahinaKimi]

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ISHINOMAKI, Japan (Reuters) - The young Japanese woman clutches a beige blanket tight around her shoulders as she stares into the distance. Behind her hulks twisted metal and splintered wood left by the tsunami that devastated Ishinomaki, her hometown.

The photograph, taken by Tadashi Okubo at the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, was picked up by Reuters and other agencies around the world, becoming an iconic image of the March 11 disaster that killed 20,000 people.

The woman's name is Yuko Sugimoto. She is now 29 years old.

When the photo was taken, around 7 a.m. on March 13, she was looking in the direction of her son Raito's kindergarten, which was partly submerged and surrounded by piles of debris. Nearly two days after the quake she had yet to find the four-year-old.

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[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Good for her

And yes, a few tragedies tend to change priorities.

[zappaman]

3. So glad she found her son.

I wish her and everyone who was touched by that tragedy only the best!

[Lint Head]

2. The people of Japan are so heroic!

[ZombieHorde]

4. Insane story. nt

[ellisonz]

5. K & R

[midnight]

6. Such a remarkable story. What a very lucky family....