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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (4th from L, front row) offers a silent prayer during a memorial ceremony in the city of Fukushima at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2025, the time a massive earthquake struck northeastern Japan 14 years earlier, triggering a deadly tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Japan: Colorful Balloons Released to Mark 14th Anniversary of 2011 Earthquake

Japan marked 14th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on Tuesday, March 11. At former Arahama Elementary School in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, whose building was damaged in the natural disaster, the commemoration event "HOPE FOR project" was held where people released colorful balloons after observing a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m., the time of the 2011 earthquake.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Police officers offer silent prayers on a beach of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2024, exactly 13 years after a massive earthquake struck the northeastern Japan, as they search for clues about the fate of people who went missing after the earthquake and tsunami.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People offer prayers on a beach in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2024, exactly 13 years after a massive earthquake struck northeastern Japan, triggering a killer tsunami and nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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12th anniversary of Great East Japan Earthquake

People observe a moment of silence in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2023, exactly 12 years after a massive earthquake struck northeastern Japan, triggering a killer tsunami and nuclear disaster.

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12th anniversary of Great East Japan Earthquake

People observe a moment of silence in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2023, exactly 12 years after a massive earthquake struck northeastern Japan, triggering a killer tsunami and nuclear disaster.

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12th anniversary of Great East Japan Earthquake

People observe a moment of silence in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2023, exactly 12 years after a massive earthquake struck northeastern Japan, triggering a killer tsunami and nuclear disaster.

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Ex-yokozuna Takanohana commemorates 2011 disaster victims

OSAKA, Japan - Former yokozuna Takanohana (L) and others in Osaka at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2014, take a moment of silence for the victims of the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami victims.

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No-go zones in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - The hands of a clock on the outside of a hair salon in a no-go zone in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, in January 2014 remain frozen at 2:46 p.m., the time that a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. The quake and a subsequent massive tsunami triggered meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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2 years after Japan quake

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (front) and Empress Michiko observe a moment of silence at a government-hosted ceremony at the National Theatre in Tokyo to mourn the victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2013, the time the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan exactly two years earlier. (Pool photo)

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2 years after Japan quake

IWAKI, Japan - People face the sea as they observe a moment of silence for the victims of the 2011 tsunami in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2013, the time the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan exactly two years earlier.

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Interfaith memorial event in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Rev. T. Kenjitsu Nakagaki (3rd from L), a Japanese Buddhist priest based in New York, and other leaders from major religions including Shintoism, Christianity, Judaism and Islam, offer silent prayers on March 11, 2012, at a park in New York, at 2:46 p.m., the local time in Japan when the magnitude-9.0 quake hit the northeastern part of the country a year earlier, at a memorial event for the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Memorial event in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Members of a drumming group comprised of people of Japanese descent perform at a museum in Rio de Janeiro on March 11, 2012. Eighty groups presented drum performances across Brazil at 2:46 p.m., the time the deadly quake hit Japan on March 11, 2012.

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Tsunami anniversary ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko offer a moment of silence during a government ceremony in Tokyo at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2012, the time a devastating earthquake occurred a year ago. (Pool photo)

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1st anniversary of tsunami

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People offer prayers around a gutted municipal government building in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2012, the time a major quake occurred that day a year ago. Dozens of town officials who worked in the building died when a subsequent tsunami engulfed the building.

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Ginza at 2:46 p.m. on 1st anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows people in Tokyo's famed Ginza shopping district at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2012, the time the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan exactly a year ago, triggering massive tsunami.

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Nuclear evacuees at 2:46 p.m. on 1st anniversary

SAITAMA, Japan - People who have evacuated from Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, due to the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, observe a moment of silence at a shelter in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2012, the time the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan exactly a year ago, triggering massive tsunami that led to the ensuing nuclear disaster.

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Otsuchi at 2:46 p.m. on 1st anniversary

OTSUCHI, Japan - Participants of a memorial service for the victims of the massive tsunami that devastated Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, observe a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2012, the time the magnitude 9.0 earthquake, which triggered the gigantic wave, struck exactly a year ago.

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Ginza at 2:46 p.m. on 1st anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Pedestrians in Tokyo's famed Ginza shopping district observe a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2012, the time the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan exactly a year ago, triggering massive tsunami.

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TEPCO employees on 1st anniv. of tsunami

TOKYO, Japan - Employees of Tokyo Electric Power Co. observe a moment of silence at the company's head office in Tokyo at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2012, the same time the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan exactly a year ago. The quake and ensuing massive tsunami triggered nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant operated by the company.

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - A clock in front of the town hall of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, shows around 2:46, apparently because the devastating quake occurred at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2011. Part of areas in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters.

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Half year after disaster

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - People observe a moment's silence at a park in tsunami-hit Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in front of an around 120-meter-long ''rainbow,'' made of about 18,000 handkerchiefs from around the country bearing messages of encouragement, at 2:46 p.m. on Sept. 11, 2011, the time when a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck six months earlier, triggering a killer tsunami.

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Half year after disaster

KESENNUMA, Japan - Parishioners offer a moment of silence at a site where their church was swept away by a tsunami in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 11, 2011, at 2:46 p.m., the time a devastating quake occurred a half year ago. The quake and subsequent tsunami killed more than 15,700 people, while 4,000 remain missing, mainly in northeastern Japan.

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Clock at quake-hit station

KESENNUMA, Japan - Photo taken June 16, 2011, shows the inside of JR Shishiorikarakuwa Station in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The clock stopped at 2:46 p.m. when the powerful earthquake jolted the area.

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Kan at disaster-hit Kamaishi

KAMAISHI, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) and Kamaishi Mayor Takenori Noda (2nd from L) observe a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. on June 11, 2011, the time when the massive earthquake hit the area three months ago, in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture. Kan pledged to reflect requests of municipalities damaged by the March quake-tsunami disaster in the next reconstruction-financing budget during a meeting with local officials.

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3 months after March quake, tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Children pray for the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, at 2:46 p.m. on June 11, 2011, the time when the earthquake struck the area three months ago.

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Buddhist service to mark 49th day since disaster

KESENNUMA, Japan - A Buddhist monk tolls a bell in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, at 2:46 p.m. on April 28, 2011, the moment a massive earthquake struck the area on March 11. It was the 49th day since the disaster and the souls of the dead are believed to leave for another world after seven weeks, according to traditional Buddhist thought.

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Japan mourns on 1 month anniv.

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan (3rd from L) and other government officials offer silent prayers at the prime minister's office in Tokyo at 2:46 p.m. on April 11, 2011, the exact moment the historic earthquake struck Japan a month ago.

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Japan mourns on 1 month anniv.

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Residents of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, offer silent prayers facing the town flattened by tsunami from a hill at 2:46 p.m. on April 11, 2011, the exact moment a massive earthquake struck the area a month ago, triggering the tsunami.

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Japan mourns on 1 month anniv.

KAZO, Japan - People who have evacuated to Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, from Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, near a crisis-hit nuclear power plant, offer silent prayers at 2:46 p.m. on April 11, 2011, the exact moment the historic earthquake struck Japan a month ago.

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Japan mourns on 1 month anniv.

SENDAI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces offer silent prayers in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, at 2:46 p.m. on April 11, 2011, the exact moment the historic earthquake struck the area a month ago.

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Japan mourns on 1 month anniv.

TOKYO, Japan - People offer silent prayers in Shinjuku, Tokyo, at 2:46 p.m. on April 11, 2011, the exact moment the historic earthquake struck Japan a month ago.

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TEPCO president in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Masataka Shimizu (front) offers a silent prayer at the Fukushima prefectural hall in the city of Fukushima at 2:46 p.m. on April 11, 2011, the moment the historic earthquake struck Japan a month ago.

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Japan mourns on 1 month anniv.

NATORI, Japan - Residents of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, hold hands as they await the time of 2:46 p.m. on April 11, 2011, the exact moment a historic earthquake struck the region a month ago, in front of the Natori city government office.

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Japan mourns on 1 month anniv.

SENDAI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces and firefighters offer silent prayers in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, at 2:46 p.m. on April 11, 2011, the exact moment the historic earthquake struck the area a month ago.

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Week after Japan quake

MIYAKO, Japan - Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso (front L) observes a moment of silence with others at 2:46 p.m. on March 18, 2011, exactly a week after a massive earthquake in northeastern Japan, in the tsunami-hit city of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture. The prefecture alone lost over 2,000 people in the biggest natural disaster in postwar Japan.

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Tsunami aftermath in Kesennuma

KESENNUMA, Japan - Photo taken on March 15, 2011, shows a clock that apparently stopped when it was hit by a tsunami in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, following the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that jolted the area at 2:46 p.m. on March 11. The message under the clock reads, ''In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of this establishment.''

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Japan marks 11 yrs since quake disaster, Fukushima crisis

Japan on Friday marked the 11th anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated its northeastern region in 2011, with evacuation orders in more parts of areas contaminated by the Fukushima nuclear crisis expected to be lifted later this year. Residents in the severely affected prefectures of Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi observed a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m., when the massive quake struck the region more than a decade ago and prayed for those who lost their lives. As the central government no longer hosts a memorial service, municipalities in the affected northeastern areas of the Tohoku region held theirs on a smaller scale, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attending a ceremony held in the city of Fukushima. "We will make utmost efforts for the reconstruction of Tohoku," Kishida said in the service attended by around 200 people. "We will promote building of a disaster-resilient nation by constantly reviewing measures to prevent and mitigate disaster damage and protect people's lives."

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JAPAN-TOKYO-EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI-COMMEMORATION

(220311) -- TOKYO, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People observe a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. local time in the Hibiya Park in Tokyo, Japan, on March 11, 2022 to commemorate the victims of a magnitude-9.0 earthquake and ensuing tsunami that hit Japan's northeast on March 11, 2011. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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11th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People pray in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2022, exactly 11 years after a massive earthquake struck northeastern Japan, triggering a killer tsunami.

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11th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People pray in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Okuma at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2022, exactly 11 years after a massive earthquake struck northeastern Japan, triggering a killer tsunami.

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11th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People pray in Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture, at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2022, exactly 11 years after a massive earthquake struck northeastern Japan, triggering a killer tsunami.

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11th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People pray in the Arahama coastal area in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2022, exactly 11 years after a massive earthquake struck northeastern Japan, triggering a killer tsunami.

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Japan marks 4th anniv. of deadly disaster

People in the northeastern Japan town of Minamisanriku fall silent in front of the wrecked town government's building at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2015, to commemorate those who were killed in the earthquake and tsunami at the same time four years ago. Forty-three officials died when the building was engulfed by tsunami, and it is still being discussed whether to conserve it as a memorial to convey the importance of disaster prevention. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan mourns 2011 tsunami victims in ceremony

Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko join other participants in a state-sponsored memorial service in offering silent prayers at the National Theatre in Tokyo on March 11, 2016, the fifth anniversary of a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and ensuing massive tsunami. The moment of silence was observed at 2:46 p.m., the time the quake struck five years ago, triggering the killer wave. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan marks 5 years since quake, tsunami, nuclear disasters

People observe a moment of silence at Okawa elementary school in the northeastern Japan city of Ishinomaki at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2016, the fifth anniversary of the deadly earthquake and tsunami disaster. As many as 84 students and staff of the school lost their lives or remain unaccounted for in the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan marks 5 years since quake, tsunami, nuclear disasters

Residents in the northeastern Japan city of Miyako offer silent prayers at a coastal levee to commemorate victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2016, the time that a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck five years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan marks 5 years since quake, tsunami, nuclear disasters

People observe a moment of silence in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2016, the exact time a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan five years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan marks 5 years since quake, tsunami, nuclear disasters

Family members of bank employees in the northeastern Japan town of Onagawa who were killed in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster offer silent prayers in front of a cenotaph at 2:46 p.m., on March 11, 2016, the time that a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck five years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan marks 4th anniv. of deadly disaster

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko fall silent at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2015, to commemorate those who were killed in the earthquake and tsunami at the same time four years ago during a government-sponsored memorial service in Tokyo. The disaster left more than 18,000 people dead or missing and triggered the continuing Fukushima nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo