Kin of Japanese victims unveil memorial plate ahead of NZ quake anniv.

Kin of Japanese victims unveil memorial plate ahead of NZ quake anniv.

An engraved plate is unveiled at a ceremony in Christchurch on Feb. 21, 2015, in memory of Japanese victims of an earthquake that killed 185 people in the New Zealand city in 2011. The ceremony for the plate, set up by bereaved relatives near the entrance to a special cemetery for the quake victims, took place a day before the disaster's fourth anniversary. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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