Arata Yamamoto, reporting for NBC News in Tokyo, on the incredible story of 16-year-old Misaki Murakami’s soccer ball. The soccer ball was a gift that Murakami received from his class when he had to change schools seven years ago. The ball was found washed ashore in Alaska, over a year after the devastating tsunami that hit Japan in March 2011.
Japan’s Kyodo news agency said Murakami had been at home at the time of the tsunami disaster in March 2011 but managed to escape the waves by running to higher ground with his pet dog.
His family lost everything, including their home, and are currently living in a temporary housing provided by the local government.
Murakami told the news agency Sunday that he had been searching for his family’s belongings, but that until the ball was found he had had no luck.
It is amazing the forms in which hope chooses to present itself.