In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 photo, an area devastated by the
March 11, 2011 earth quake and tsun In this Thursday, Feb. 21,
2013 photo, an area devastated by the March 11, 2011 earth quake
and tsunami is seen from a higher place in Kesennuma, Miyagi
Prefecture. Japan's progress in rebuilding from the tsunami that
thundered over coastal sea walls, sweeping entire communities
away, is mainly measured in barren foundations and empty spaces.
Clearing of forests on higher ground due to be leveled to make
space for relocating survivors has barely begun. Japan will next
week observes two years from the March 11, 2011 disasters which
devastated in the northeastern Pacific coast of the country.
Photo By Junji Kurokawa