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Mar 10, 2021 · 35 Photos. In Focus. Ten years ago, on March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern shore—the most powerful earthquake ever recorded to have hit the...
Mar 11, 2021 · Handout photo from video taken by a compact unmanned helicopter shows the building housing the No. 1 reactor of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on April 10, 2011, nearly a month after the catastrophic quake and tsunami which devastated the power plant.
Mar 10, 2021 · Ten years after a devastating earthquake and tsunami led to a nuclear meltdown in northern Japan, residents are readjusting to places that feel familiar and hostile at once.
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- Then and Now
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- Lives Changed
At Thursday's national memorial service in Tokyo, attendees placed flowers in front of an altar for the victims. Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga were among those observing a moment of silence at the memorial. The government has said this is the last year it will organize a national commemoration for the disaster. (Behrouz Mehri/R...
The days following the quake were terrifying for many in Japan and farther afield, as explosions released radiation into the air and technicians worked furiously to try to cool the power plant's nuclear fuel by pumping in seawater. This combination photo shows, on top, the tsunami-stricken nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture on March 17, 20...
But no-go zones remain in parts of Fukushima, where shops and houses were abandoned and cordoned off and massive amounts of radioactive waste from decontamination pile up. Here, streets that lead into some residential areas are closed with barricades and are indicated with signs for the exclusion zone in Tomioka town, Fukushima prefecture, in Febru...
More than 18,000 people died in the disaster, mostly in the tsunami, and nearly half a million people were displaced. The government recognizes another 3,700 — mostly from Fukushima prefecture — who died of causes linked to the disaster, such as stress. Here, a woman who lost her husband and grandchild in the disaster prays in front of the grave in...
Mar 18, 2011 · Aerial views of the damage at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant from March 12 to March 17 show signs of the chaotic sequence of events ranging from explosions to fires
Mar 11, 2016 · In one image, April 19, 2012, Minamisōma, Fukushima Prefecture, the photographer turned his lens on what appears to be a vast concrete tower, uprooted and brought crashing to its side, revealing the extraordinarily intricate fabric of wires and piping within.
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Nov 4, 2009 · Satellite Photos of Japan, Before and After the Quake and Tsunami. Move the slider to compare satellite images, taken by GeoEye/EyeQ, from before and after the disaster. Fukushima Daiichi...
