Minamisōma, Fukushima Prefecture
The tsunami hitting the shores Minamisōma, Fukushima Prefecture. Photo: STR / JIJI PRESS / AFP
Minamisōma, Fukushima, today. Photo: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP
Kensennuma, Miyagi Prefecture
A ship was washed inland by the March 11, 2011 tsunami in Kensennuma, Miyagi Prefecture. Photo: Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP
The same road in Kesennuma, Miygagi Prefecture. Photo: Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP
Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture
Debris blocks a bridge for residents in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. Photo: KIM JAE-HWAN / AFP
The bridge has not been completely rebuilt. Photo: KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images
Natori, Miyagi Prefecture
Satellite images of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, before the calamity on March 11, 2011. Photo: AFP PHOTO / Satellite image ©2021 Maxar Technologies
Satellite image of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture today. Photo: AFP PHOTO / Satellite image ©2021 Maxar Technologies
Namie, Fukushima Prefecture
Debris pile-up in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. Photo: Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images
Namie, Fukushima Prefecture today. Photo: Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images
Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture
The "Miracle Pine" in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. Photo: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP
A family walks through the destruction in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. Photo: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images
The town of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, slowly being rebuilt. Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images
Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Iwate Prefecture
Japanese self-defense forces cleaning up around Okawa Elementary School, where 74 children and 10 staff were killed by the natural disasters. in Ishinomaki, Iwate Prefecture. Photo: TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA / AFP
Okawa Elementary school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture today. Photo: Behrouz MEHRI / AFP
