As a youth Ken Sasaki noted that his home , Ōtsuchi , Japan , is located on the same latitude as Fort Bragg and in 2001 he contacted then-Mayor Lindy Peters and visited with a delegation to open discussions on a sister city agreement . Fort Bragg students visited Otsuchi in 2002 and the Sister City Proclamation was solidified in 2005 by Mayor Dave Turner . Other student exchanges were held in 2004 , 2006 , 2008 and 2010 and the next exchange was planned for July 2011 . Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami devastation of Otsuchi , the mayor ordered that city flags be flown half staff until the end of March to honor the thousands of lives lost
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
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