Japanese boy recovers football swept away to Alaska by tsunami

Misaki Murakami lost his house and most of his belongings - including a football with his name on it - in last year's tsunami in Japan.

Nearly a year later, the 16 year-old was contacted by a family who lives on a remote island in Alaska and had found his ball.

Murakami spoke about the unexpected recovery, according to him the first object of his house to be found.

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