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A station attendant (C) explains the train service situation for the Tohoku Shinkansen (bullet train) which connects Tokyo and northern Japan at Tokyo Station on December 7, 2012 following a 7.3 earthquake and tsunami alert. A one metre-high tsunami hit northeast Japan after a powerful undersea quake struck off the coast which was devastated in last year's quake-tsunami disaster. A station attendant (C) explains th
A station attendant (C) uses a loudspeaker to explain the train service situations for the Tohoku Shinkansen (bullet train) which connects Tokyo and northern Japan at Tokyo Station on December 7, 2012 following a 7.3 earthquake and tsunami alert. A one metre-high tsunami hit northeast Japan after a powerful undersea quake struck off the coast which was devastated in last year's quake-tsunami disaster. A station attendant (C) uses a loud
FILE - In this June 6, 2012, file photo, a man looks at the tsunami dock that washed ashore on Agate Beach in Newport, Ore. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department says the work to remove a tsunami dock from Agate Beach could begin as soon at July 30. The 66-foot dock will be dismantled and hauled away from the beach north of Newport under an $84,000 contract with Ballard Diving and Salvage of Vancouver, Wash. The dock washed ashore June 5 and officials confirmed it had been swept away from Japan in the March 2011 tsunami. FILE - In this June 6, 2012, file p
In this Aug. 29, 2012 photo, Mary Johnson, the general manager at Washed Ashore, shows a piece of foam-like material that may be insulation and tsunami debris in Bandon, Ore. In early June, a big dock splashed ashore in Oregon, confirming everyone's suspicion: Tsunami debris had arrived. Now, officials say, the worst is yet to come. Winter storms always drive piles of ocean trash onto Oregon's beaches. This year, they will carry debris from the 2010 Japanese tsunami. In this Aug. 29, 2012 photo, Mary J
A station attendant (L) uses a loudspeaker to explain the train service situations for the Tohoku Shinkansen (bullet train) which connects Tokyo and northern Japan at Tokyo Station on December 7, 2012 following a 7.3 earthquake and tsunami alert. A one metre-high tsunami hit northeast Japan after a powerful undersea quake struck off the coast which was devastated in last year's quake-tsunami disaster. A station attendant (L) uses a loud
A Sri Lankan cyclist rides past what remains of a tsunami-devastated home in the village of Peraliya in southern Sri Lanka on December 26, 2012, on the eighth anniversary of the Asian tsunami. Some 31,000 people on the island died during the 2004 Asian tsunami and one million were initially left homeless. A Sri Lankan cyclist rides past wha
strongManila/strong: A 7.6-magnitude quake struck off the eastern coast of the Philippines today, killing at least one person in a house collapse, knocking out power in several towns and generating negligible tsunami surges. A tsunami alert originally was issued for several countries in the region including Indonesia and Japan and for Pacific islands as far away as the Northern Marianas, but they all were later lifted, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said. The centre said that very small tsunami waves of 3 centimetres were recorded along the eastern Philippine coast near Legazpi city and another nearby location. [caption id=attachment_438994 align=alignleft width=380 strongManila/strong: A 7.6-magnitud
Police officers look for tsunami victims at the mud-covered fields near the Okawa elementary school in Ishinomaki city on March 9, 2013, two days before the second anniversary of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disasters. Japan will on March 11 commemorate the second anniversary of a 9.0 magnitude offshore earthquake and giant tsunami that killed 15,880 people and left 2,694 unaccounted for, mainly in the Pacific coastline of the Tohoku region in the nation's northeast. Police officers look for tsunami vi
A couple prays for tsunami victims in front of an altar on the hilltop amid a devastated area at Yuriage district in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 10, 2013, one day before the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Japan will commemorate the second anniversary of a 9.0 magnitude offshore earthquake and giant tsunami that killed nearly 19,000, mainly in the Pacific coastline of the Tohoku region in the nation's northeast. A couple prays for tsunami victims
A mother and her son pray for tsunami victims in front of an altar on the hilltop amid a devastated area at Yuriage district in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 10, 2013, one day before the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Japan will commemorate the second anniversary of a 9.0 magnitude offshore earthquake and giant tsunami that killed nearly 19,000, mainly in the Pacific coastline of the Tohoku region in the nation's northeast. A mother and her son pray for tsuna
A woman looks over a devastated area after praying for tsunami victims at an altar in the Yuriage district in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture on March 10, 2013, one day before the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Japan will commemorate the second anniversary of a 9.0 magnitude offshore earthquake and giant tsunami that killed nearly 19,000, mainly in the Pacific coastline of the Tohoku region in the nation's northeast. A woman looks over a devastated are
A woman looks over a devastated area as she prays for tsunami victims in front of an altar in Yuriage district in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture on March 10, 2013, one day before the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Japan will commemorate the second anniversary of a 9.0 magnitude offshore earthquake and giant tsunami that killed nearly 19,000, mainly in the Pacific coastline of the Tohoku region in the nation's northeast. A woman looks over a devastated are
Broken images of Buddha are placed beside the ruined main building of the tsunami-hit Tozenji temple at Yuriage district in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 10, 2013, one day before the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Japan will commemorate the second anniversary of a 9.0 magnitude offshore earthquake and giant tsunami that killed 15,880 people and left 2,694 unaccounted for, mainly in the Pacific coastline of the tohoku region in the nation's northeast. Broken images of Buddha are placed
A young woman lights candles for tsunami victims at Yuriage Junior Hight School in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 10, 2013, one day before the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Japan will commemorate the second anniversary of a 9.0 magnitude offshore earthquake and giant tsunami that killed 15,880 people and left 2,694 unaccounted for, mainly in the Pacific coastline of the tohoku region in the nation's northeast. A young woman lights candles for ts
Buddhists pray for victims on the tsunami-hit seashore beside a recently built statue in the Arahama district in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture on March 11, 2013, the second anniversary of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Japan on March 11 marked the second anniversary of a ferocious tsunami that claimed nearly 19,000 lives and sparked the worst nuclear accident in a generation. Buddhists pray for victims on the t
Relatives of tsunami victims pray at a memorial alter at the Okawa elementary school, where at least 70 students died in the 2011 tsunami, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture on March 11, 2013. Japan on March 11 marked the second anniversary of a ferocious tsunami that claimed the lives of 15,881 people, with 2,668 others remaining unaccounted for, and sparked the worst nuclear accident in a generation. Relatives of tsunami victims pray a
Mitsuko Ota (R) and her daugher Minami (L) clean the tomb during prayers for her 83-year-old father Ikuo Uwabe who was killed the March 11, 2011 tsunami in Rikuzentakata city, one day before the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disasters, in Rikuzentakata on March 10, 2013. Japan will commemorate the second anniversary of a 9.0 magnitude offshore earthquake and giant tsunami that killed 15,880 people and left 2,694 unaccounted for, mainly in the Pacific coastline of the tohoku region in the nation's northeast. Mitsuko Ota (R) and her daugher Min
Broken images of Buddha are placed beside the ruined main building of the tsunami-hit Tozenji temple at Yuriage district in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 10, 2013, one day before the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Japan will commemorate the second anniversary of a 9.0 magnitude offshore earthquake and giant tsunami that killed 15,880 people and left 2,694 unaccounted for, mainly in the Pacific coastline of the tohoku region in the nation's northeast. Broken images of Buddha are placed
Japanese youths pray for tsunami victims in front of a Buddhist statue in the Arahama district in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture on March 11, 2013, the second anniversary of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Japan on March 11 marked the second anniversary of a ferocious tsunami that claimed nearly 19,000 lives and sparked the worst nuclear accident in a generation. Japanese youths pray for tsunami vi
People pray for tsunami victims in front of a Buddhist statue in the Arahama district in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture on March 11, 2013, the second anniversary of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Japan on March 11 marked the second anniversary of a ferocious tsunami that claimed nearly 19,000 lives and sparked the worst nuclear accident in a generation. People pray for tsunami victims in
Sumiko Yoshida (R, w/glasses) and her sister Katsue Nagano (L) pray at the tomb during the prayers for five of their family members who were killed in the March 11, 2011 tsunami in Rikuzentakata city one day before the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disasters, in Rikuzentakata on March 10, 2013. Japan will commemorate the second anniversary of a 9.0 magnitude offshore earthquake and giant tsunami that killed 15,880 people and left 2,694 unaccounted for, mainly in the Pacific coastline of the tohoku region in the nation's northeast. Sumiko Yoshida (R, w/glasses) and h
Sumiko Yoshida (R, w/glasses) and her sister Katsue Nagano (L) place flowers at the tomb during the prayers for five of their family members who were killed in the March 11, 2011 tsunami in Rikuzentakata city one day before the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disasters, in Rikuzentakata on March 10, 2013. Japan will commemorate the second anniversary of a 9.0 magnitude offshore earthquake and giant tsunami that killed 15,880 people and left 2,694 unaccounted for, mainly in the Pacific coastline of the tohoku region in the nation's northeast. Sumiko Yoshida (R, w/glasses) and h
Mitsuko Ota (R) and her daugher Minami (L) clean the tomb during the prayers for her 83-year-old father Ikuo Uwabe who was killed the March 11, 2011 tsunami in Rikuzentakata city, one day before the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disasters, in Rikuzentakata on March 10, 2013. Japan will commemorate the second anniversary of a 9.0 magnitude offshore earthquake and giant tsunami that killed 15,880 people and left 2,694 unaccounted for, mainly in the Pacific coastline of the tohoku region in the nation's northeast. Mitsuko Ota (R) and her daugher Min
Police officers look for tsunami victims at the mud-covered fields near the Okawa elementary school in Ishinomaki city on March 9, 2013, two days before the second anniversary of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disasters. Japan will on March 11 commemorate the second anniversary of a 9.0 magnitude offshore earthquake and giant tsunami that killed 15,880 people and left 2,694 unaccounted for, mainly in the Pacific coastline of the Tohoku region in the nation's northeast. Police officers look for tsunami vi
Local residents place flowers at the alter of tsunami victims at the municipal disaster prevention centre building in Minamisanriku town on March 9, 2013, two days before the second anniversary of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disasters. Japan will on March 11 commemorate the second anniversary of a 9.0 magnitude offshore earthquake and giant tsunami that killed 15,880 people and left 2,694 unaccounted for, mainly in the Pacific coastline of the Tohoku region in the nation's northeast. Local residents place flowers at th
An elderly woman (R) prays in front of their family's grave at the desolate cemetery of the tsunami-hit Tozenji temple at Yuriage district in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 10, 2013, one day before the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Japan will commemorate the second anniversary of a 9.0 magnitude offshore earthquake and giant tsunami that killed 15,880 people and left 2,694 unaccounted for, mainly in the Pacific coastline of the tohoku region in the nation's northeast. An elderly woman (R) prays in front
A woman prays for tsunami victims on the seashore in the Arahama district in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 11, 2013, the second anniversary of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Japan on March 11 marked the second anniversary of a ferocious tsunami that claimed nearly 19,000 lives and sparked the worst nuclear accident in a generation. A woman prays for tsunami victims o
Buddhists pray for tsunami victims on the seashore in the Arahama district in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 11, 2013, the second anniversary of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Japan on March 11 marked the second anniversary of a ferocious tsunami that claimed nearly 19,000 lives and sparked the worst nuclear accident in a generation. Buddhists pray for tsunami victims
Local residents walk through vacant land to a tsunami memorial ceremony, one day before the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disasters in Rikuzentakata on March 10, 2013. Japan will commemorate the second anniversary of a 9.0 magnitude offshore earthquake and giant tsunami that killed 15,880 people and left 2,694 unaccounted for, mainly in the Pacific coastline of the tohoku region in the nation's northeast. Local residents walk through vacant
An elderly man prays for tsunami victims in front of a Buddhist statue in the Arahama district in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture on March 11, 2013, the second anniversary of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Japan on March 11 marked the second anniversary of a ferocious tsunami that claimed nearly 19,000 lives and sparked the worst nuclear accident in a generation. An elderly man prays for tsunami vi