Yuriko Ishida

Yuriko Ishida

Yuriko Ishida, actress, "YEAR ONE IN THE NORTH" =photo taken on Dec.6, 2004,Tokyo International Forum, Yurakucho, Tokyo (Kyodo)

Japan tsunami survivor seeks liaison with Sumatra victims

Japan tsunami survivor seeks liaison with Sumatra victims

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Shuya Takahashi, chief of the reconstruction policy section of the Higashimatsushima municipal government in northeastern Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, shares his city's experience in the 2011 tsunami during a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Indonesia's Banda Aceh on Dec. 6, 2014. Takahashi, who lost his 22-year-old daughter as well as his home in the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, stressed the importance for Japan and Indonesia to share lessons and know-how in mitigating future disasters.

5 years on, it's still a struggle to travel in western Aceh

5 years on, it's still a struggle to travel in western Aceh

LAMBEUSO, Indonesia - This photo taken Dec. 6, 2009 n Lambeuso in Aceh Province, Indonesia, shows a tractor, some cars, motorcycles and people packing a wooden raft crossing the Lambeuso River to go to the town of Calang as the reconstruction of a highway and bridges, devastated by the 2004 tsunami, on the western coast of the province has been halted.

5 years on, it's still a struggle to travel in western Aceh

5 years on, it's still a struggle to travel in western Aceh

KUALA UNGA, Indonesia - The photo taken Dec. 6, 2009 shows bikers and their motorcycles packed together on a wooden raft crossing the Lambeuso River in Aceh Province, Indonesia, to go to the town of Calang. The reconstruction of a highway and bridges, devastated by the 2004 tsunami, on the western coast of the province has been halted.

5 years on, it's still a struggle to travel in western Aceh

5 years on, it's still a struggle to travel in western Aceh

LAMBEUSO, Indonesia - This photo taken Dec. 6, 2009 in Lambeuso in Aceh Province, Indonesia, shows an ambulance crossing the Lambeuso River on a wooden raft to pick up a patient in the town of Calang in the provincial capital Banda Aceh, about 155 kilometers away. The reconstruction of a highway and bridges, devastated by the 2004 tsunami, on the western coast of the province has been halted.

(20) 2005 Aichi Exposition

(20) 2005 Aichi Exposition

TOKYO, Japan - An aerial view of Aichi xposition's Seto site. The photo was taken Dec. 6, 2004. (Kyodo)

(21) 2005 Aichi Exposition

(21) 2005 Aichi Exposition

TOKYO, Japan - Tokuhei Akibe speaks about Japan's indigenous Ainu people during a rehearsal for the NGO global village event for the 2005 Aichi Exposition. The photo was taken Dec. 6, 2004. (Kyodo)

(19) 2005 Aichi Exposition

(19) 2005 Aichi Exposition

TOKYO, Japan - An aerial view of Aichi Exposition's Nagakute site. The photo was taken Dec. 6, 2004. (Kyodo)

Ex-Giants manager Nagashima talks with U.S. envoy

Ex-Giants manager Nagashima talks with U.S. envoy

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeo Nagashima (R), former manager of the Yomiuri Giants baseball club, talks with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Dec. 6. The 69-year-old Japanese baseball icon has been undergoing rehabilitation after suffering a stroke in March in 2004. The photo was provided by the Yomiuri Giants. (Kyodo)

Tokyo police hold funeral for police dog

Tokyo police hold funeral for police dog

A police officer prays in front of a portrait of Lester, a police dog, during a funeral in Tokyo on Dec. 6, 2015, for the dog that died at the age of 13 on Dec. 4. Lester was known for sniffing to confirm the survival of a 2-year-old boy at the site of a landslide following an earthquake in Niigata Prefecture in 2004, leading to his rescue 92 hours after being buried. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

5 years on, it's still a struggle to travel in western Aceh

5 years on, it's still a struggle to travel in western Aceh

KUALA UNGA, Indonesia - The photo taken Dec. 6, 2009 shows bikers and their motorcycles packed together on a wooden raft crossing the Lambeuso River in Aceh Province, Indonesia, to go to the town of Calang. The reconstruction of a highway and bridges, devastated by the 2004 tsunami, on the western coast of the province has been halted. (Kyodo)

5 years on, it's still a struggle to travel in western Aceh

5 years on, it's still a struggle to travel in western Aceh

LAMBEUSO, Indonesia - This photo taken Dec. 6, 2009 n Lambeuso in Aceh Province, Indonesia, shows a tractor, some cars, motorcycles and people packing a wooden raft crossing the Lambeuso River to go to the town of Calang as the reconstruction of a highway and bridges, devastated by the 2004 tsunami, on the western coast of the province has been halted. (Kyodo)

5 years on, it's still a struggle to travel in western Aceh

5 years on, it's still a struggle to travel in western Aceh

LAMBEUSO, Indonesia - This photo taken Dec. 6, 2009 in Lambeuso in Aceh Province, Indonesia, shows an ambulance crossing the Lambeuso River on a wooden raft to pick up a patient in the town of Calang in the provincial capital Banda Aceh, about 155 kilometers away. The reconstruction of a highway and bridges, devastated by the 2004 tsunami, on the western coast of the province has been halted. (Kyodo)

Japan tsunami survivor seeks liaison with Sumatra victims

Japan tsunami survivor seeks liaison with Sumatra victims

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Shuya Takahashi, chief of the reconstruction policy section of the Higashimatsushima municipal government in northeastern Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, shares his city's experience in the 2011 tsunami during a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Indonesia's Banda Aceh on Dec. 6, 2014. Takahashi, who lost his 22-year-old daughter as well as his home in the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, stressed the importance for Japan and Indonesia to share lessons and know-how in mitigating future disasters. (Kyodo)