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Japan-style disaster drill in Pakistan

Students take part in a Japanese-style anti-disaster drill hosted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency in Islamabad on Oct. 8, 2025, the 20th anniversary of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake that claimed more than 74,000 lives.

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Japan-style disaster drill in Pakistan

Students take part in a Japanese-style anti-disaster drill hosted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency in Islamabad on Oct. 8, 2025, the 20th anniversary of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake that claimed more than 74,000 lives.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Lanterns are lit at the former Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2025, the 14th anniversary of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country's northeast. A total of 74 students, and 10 teachers and officials of the school died or went missing when it was engulfed by the tsunami.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Flowers are seen placed in front of the former Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 9, 2025, ahead of the 14th anniversary of the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country's northeast. A total of 74 students and 10 teachers and officials from the school died or went missing when it was engulfed by the tsunami.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People look at lanterns placed at Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated the country's northeast. A total of 74 students and 10 teachers and officials from the school died or went missing when it was engulfed by the tsunami.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People look at lanterns placed at Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated the country's northeast. A total of 74 students and 10 teachers and officials from the school died or went missing when it was engulfed by the tsunami.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People look at lanterns placed at Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated the country's northeast. A total of 74 students and 10 teachers and officials from the school died or went missing when it was engulfed by the tsunami.

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3 years since quake-tsunami disasters

SENDAI, Japan - People pray at Okawa elementary school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 11, 2014, the third anniversary of a massive earthquake and tsunami. At the school, 74 of the 108 students died or remain unaccounted for, and 10 of the 13 teachers and school officials died in the disaster.

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Suit over death of elementary school kids in tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Kazutaka Sato prays in front of a cenotaph at Okawa elementary school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 10, 2014. Bereaved family members, including Sato, of 23 students at the school who were killed in the March 11, 2011 tsunami filed a damages suit the same day, arguing the children died because the school failed to evacuate them to higher ground. At the school, 74 of the 108 students died or remain unaccounted for, and 10 of the 13 teachers and school officials died in the wake of the tsunami triggered by a massive earthquake.

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Suit over death of elementary school kids in tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photo shows Okawa elementary school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 10, 2014. Bereaved families of 23 students at the school who were killed in the March 11, 2011 tsunami filed a damages suit the same day, arguing the children died because the school failed to evacuate them to higher ground. At the school, 74 of the 108 students died or remain unaccounted for, and 10 of the 13 teachers and school officials died in the wake of the tsunami triggered by a massive earthquake.

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Elementary school soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show Okawa Elementary School in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 3, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same school on March 3, 2012 (bottom). At the school, 74 of the 108 students and 10 of the 13 teachers died or went missing in the disaster.

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Elementary school soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show Okawa Elementary School in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 22, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same school on March 3, 2012 (bottom), when people offer prayers there. At the school, 74 of the 108 students and 10 of the 13 teachers died or went missing in the disaster.

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Memorial ceremony at Ishinomaki school

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A man, who is among relatives of 74 students and 10 teachers who were killed in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, joins his hands before an altar at Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 4, 2012. A memorial ceremony was held in the city the same day ahead of the first anniversary of the disaster, attended by surviving students and bereaved families.

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Meeting on tsunami tragedy at school

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A woman heads to an elementary school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 22, 2012, to attend a meeting held by the local education board to explain the events of the March 2011 tsunami to parents of pupils at Okawa Elementary School, where 74 of the 108 students and 10 of the 13 teachers died or went missing.

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Children lost in tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces observe a moment of silence in front of Okawa Elementary School, of which 74 out of 108 students are dead or missing since the March 11 tsunami, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 21, 2011. Okawa reopened for a new school year the same day in a rented space in a nearby elementary school, as its facility has been damaged by the disaster.

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Junior golfers busy learning tax system

CHIBA, Japan - Erina Hara and other junior professional golfers take lessons on the tax system in Chiba on Dec. 14, 2009. Shin Ji Yai, this year's money champion in the U.S. tour who also played in Japan, was also among the 74 ''students,'' mainly players in their first and second years in the event.

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Man watches kids write messages on his canes ahead of plane crash anniv.

Ichisuke Honda (L) speaks to students at an elementary school in Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on July 8, 2015, as they write messages for the safety of flights on canes for use by climbers attending the 30th anniversary of a Japan Airlines jetliner crash on Aug. 12, 1985, on a mountain ridge in the prefecture. Honda, 74, has been making canes since 1992 for people climbing a mountain trail to attend the annual memorial service at the crash site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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10 years after 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Monks visit Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, on March 11, 2021, the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake that claimed the lives of 74 students and 10 officials of the tsunami-hit school.

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

Combined photo shows the tsunami-devastated Okawa Elementary School (L) in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, pictured on March 23, 2011, and the now-defunct school's building (R) pictured on Feb. 14, 2021, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The structure will be preserved as a reminder of the tsunami that hit the school, leaving 74 students and 10 school officials dead.

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WWII survivor talks about internment in Okinawa

Kenichiro Miyazato talks to a group of high school students about a hospital in a World War II internment camp in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 13, 2015. Miyazato, 74, was interned at the camp set up by U.S. forces during ground battles in Japan's southernmost prefecture in the final months of the war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Children lost in tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces observe a moment of silence in front of Okawa Elementary School, of which 74 out of 108 students are dead or missing since the March 11 tsunami, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 21, 2011. Okawa reopened for a new school year the same day in a rented space in a nearby elementary school, as its facility has been damaged by the disaster. (Kyodo)

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Elementary school soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show Okawa Elementary School in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 3, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same school on March 3, 2012 (bottom). At the school, 74 of the 108 students and 10 of the 13 teachers died or went missing in the disaster. (Kyodo)

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Elementary school soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show Okawa Elementary School in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 22, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same school on March 3, 2012 (bottom), when people offer prayers there. At the school, 74 of the 108 students and 10 of the 13 teachers died or went missing in the disaster. (Kyodo)

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Memorial ceremony at Ishinomaki school

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A man, who is among relatives of 74 students and 10 teachers who were killed in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, joins his hands before an altar at Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 4, 2012. A memorial ceremony was held in the city the same day ahead of the first anniversary of the disaster, attended by surviving students and bereaved families. (Kyodo)

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Meeting on tsunami tragedy at school

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A woman heads to an elementary school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 22, 2012, to attend a meeting held by the local education board to explain the events of the March 2011 tsunami to parents of pupils at Okawa Elementary School, where 74 of the 108 students and 10 of the 13 teachers died or went missing. (Kyodo)

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School building engulfed by 2011 tsunami in Japan

Photo taken from a drone shows the remains of former Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Dec. 28, 2020. A total of 74 students and 10 teachers and officials from the school died or went missing when the school was engulfed by the tsunami following the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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School building engulfed by 2011 tsunami in Japan

Photo taken from a drone shows the remains of former Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Dec. 28, 2020. A total of 74 students and 10 teachers and officials from the school died or went missing when the school was engulfed by the tsunami following the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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9th anniv. of northeastern Japan quake-tsunami disaster

A monk prays at the former site of Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 11, 2020, the ninth anniversary of the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan. A total of 74 students and 10 teachers and officials from the school died or went missing when it was engulfed by the tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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9th anniv. of northeastern Japan quake-tsunami disaster

A monk prays in front of the former site of Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 11, 2020, the ninth anniversary of the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan. A total of 74 students and 10 teachers and officials from the school died or went missing when it was engulfed by the tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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9th anniv. of northeastern Japan quake-tsunami disaster

People pray at the former site of Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 11, 2020, the ninth anniversary of the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan. A total of 74 students and 10 teachers and officials from the school died or went missing when it was engulfed by the tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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9th anniv. of northeastern Japan quake-tsunami disaster

People pray in front of the former site of Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 11, 2020, the ninth anniversary of the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan. A total of 74 students and 10 teachers and officials from the school died or went missing when it was engulfed by the tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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9th anniv. of northeastern Japan quake-tsunami disaster

Monks pray in front of the former site of Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 11, 2020, the ninth anniversary of the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan. A total of 74 students and 10 teachers and officials from the school died or went missing when it was engulfed by the tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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8th anniversary of 2011 northeastern Japan disaster

People pray at the former site of Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 11, 2019, the eighth anniversary of the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan. A total of 74 students and 10 teachers and officials from the school died when it was engulfed by a tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ruling blaming local gov'ts over school kids' death in tsunami upheld

People pray at the former site of Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 26, 2018, for 74 elementary school students and 10 teachers and officials who were killed by tsunami following the March 2011 earthquake in northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages ordered over tsunami deaths of elementary school students

Hiroyuki Konno is moved to tears on Oct. 26, 2016, after the Sendai District Court ruled in favor of plaintiffs who lost their children in the 2011 disaster and sought damages from local authorities. Their children were among 74 students who died or remain unaccounted for after Okawa Elementary School in the city of Ishinomaki was hit by a tsunami. Konno, who headed the plaintiffs' group, lost his 12-year-old son. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages ordered over tsunami deaths of elementary school students

Photo taken Oct. 26, 2016, shows the tsunami-damaged building of Okawa Elementary School in the northeastern Japan city of Ishinomaki, where 74 of the 108 students and 10 of its 13 teachers and officials died in the 2011 disaster. The Sendai District Court ordered local authorities on the day to pay damages to some of the families of the dead children. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages ordered over tsunami deaths of elementary school students

Photo taken Oct. 26, 2016, shows the tsunami-damaged building of Okawa Elementary School in the northeastern Japan city of Ishinomaki, where 74 of the 108 students and 10 of its 13 teachers and officials died in the 2011 disaster. The Sendai District Court ordered local authorities on the day to pay damages to some of the families of the dead children. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages ordered over tsunami deaths of elementary school students

People offer prayers on Oct. 26, 2016 in front of damaged Okawa Elementary School in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, where 74 students and 10 teachers were killed by a tsunami following a major earthquake in northeastern Japan in 2011. The Sendai District Court ordered the city and prefecture on Oct. 26 to pay roughly 1.4 billion yen ($13.4 million) in damages to 23 families that filed suit against them, judging the city-run school failed to evacuate the children appropriately. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ruling on damages over school kids' deaths in tsunami

People mourn victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster on Oct. 26, 2016, in front of Okawa elementary school in the northeastern Japan city of Ishinomaki, where 74 students died or remain unaccounted for. Of the 74, the families of 23 students filed a damages suit seeking compensation from local authorities, and the Sendai District Court will hand down a ruling later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ruling on damages over school kids' deaths in tsunami

People mourn victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster on Oct. 25, 2016, in front of Okawa elementary school in the northeastern Japan city of Ishinomaki, where 74 students died or remain unaccounted for. Of the 74, the families of 23 students filed a damages suit seeking compensation from local authorities, and the Sendai District Court will hand down a ruling on Oct. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ruling on damages over school kids' deaths in tsunami

People mourn victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster on Oct. 25, 2016, in front of Okawa elementary school in the northeastern Japan city of Ishinomaki, where 74 students died or remain unaccounted for. Of the 74, the families of 23 students filed a damages suit seeking compensation from local authorities, and the Sendai District Court will hand down a ruling on Oct. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ruling on damages over school kids' deaths in tsunami

People mourn victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster on Oct. 25, 2016, in front of Okawa elementary school in the northeastern Japan city of Ishinomaki, where 74 students died or remain unaccounted for. Of the 74, the families of 23 students filed a damages suit seeking compensation from local authorities, and the Sendai District Court will hand down a ruling on Oct. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Junior golfers busy learning tax system

CHIBA, Japan - Erina Hara and other junior professional golfers take lessons on the tax system in Chiba on Dec. 14, 2009. Shin Ji Yai, this year's money champion in the U.S. tour who also played in Japan, was also among the 74 ''students,'' mainly players in their first and second years in the event. (Kyodo)