In Photos: Only junior high school student on remote Japan island graduates
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Akino Imanaka is seen crying with joy as she makes her way down a walkway made by locals and others during her graduation ceremony at Oteshima Junior High School in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, on March 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Takehiko Onishi) -
Akino Imanaka is seen crying with joy as she makes her way down a walkway made by locals and others during her graduation ceremony at Oteshima Junior High School in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, on March 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Takehiko Onishi) -
Akino Imanaka, front row center, poses for a photo with her family, teachers and others after a graduation ceremony at Oteshima Junior High School in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, on March 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Takehiko Onishi) -
Akino Imanaka and others pose for a photo after a graduation ceremony at Oteshima Junior High School in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, on March 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Takehiko Onishi) -
Akino Imanaka, third from right, sees off participants after her graduation ceremony at Oteshima Junior High School in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, on March 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Takehiko Onishi) -
Akino Imanaka, center, and teachers sing the school song during her graduation ceremony at Oteshima Junior High School in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, on March 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Takehiko Onishi) -
Akino Imanaka delivers her graduation speech during her graduation ceremony at Oteshima Junior High School in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, on March 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Takehiko Onishi) -
Akino Imanaka, front left, enjoys her last lunch with teachers at Oteshima Junior High School in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, on March 10, 2023. (Mainichi/Takehiko Onishi) -
Akino Imanaka, front left, enjoys her last lunch with teachers at Oteshima Junior High School in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, on March 10, 2023. (Mainichi/Takehiko Onishi) -
Akino Imanaka, left, discusses plans for her graduation ceremony with her teachers at Oteshima Junior High School in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, on March 10, 2023. (Mainichi/Takehiko Onishi) -
Akino Imanaka greets locals as she goes home from school in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, on March 10, 2023. (Mainichi/Takehiko Onishi) -
Akino Imanaka, right, talks to her homeroom teacher at Oteshima Junior High School in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, on March 10, 2023. (Mainichi/Takehiko Onishi)
