Height of 2011 tsunami shown in central Tokyo

Height of 2011 tsunami shown in central Tokyo

A giant banner on the wall of a building in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on March 7, 2017, shows with a red line the 16.7-meter height of the tsunami that hit the northeastern Japan city of Ofunato on March 11, 2011. The banner was hoisted by Yahoo Japan Corp. to increase awareness of disaster prevention prior to the sixth anniversary of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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