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16 January 2025

Japan tsunami: One year later

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Moments following the tsunami striking Japan and the same view as it is today.

One-year anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (REUTERS)

The tsunami and earthquake-hit Iwaki city in Fukushima prefecture is seen in these images taken March 11, 2011 (top) and March 7, 2012, in this combination photo released by Kyodo on March 7, 2012, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (REUTERS)

Images taken March 18, 2011 (top) and March 1, 2012, in this combination photo released by Kyodo on March 7, 2012, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (REUTERS)

 

A tsunami-devastated area is seen in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture, in this aerial view images taken March 12, 2011 (top) and March 1, 2012. (REUTERS)

 

The tsunami-devastated Natori city in Miyagi prefecture, is seen in these images taken March 11, 2011 (top) and March 1, 2012. (REUTERS)

 

Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan on two different dates, March 11, 2011 (top) and February 17, 2012 (bottom). The top photograph shows a tsunami wave crashing onto a street after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, the bottom photograph shows the same location almost a year later. (REUTERS)

 

One-year anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (REUTERS)

One-year anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (REUTERS)