Japan marks 6th anniv. of quake, tsunami, nuclear disasters

Japan marks 6th anniv. of quake, tsunami, nuclear disasters

Photo taken March 11, 2017, shows the disaster prevention building in Minamisanriku, northeastern Japan. Debate continues over whether the building, in which 43 people died when the town was engulfed by tsunami waves six years earlier, should be preserved as a symbol of the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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