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Farmer charges EV with solar power in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - Atsushi Sabusawa, a farmer in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, charges an electric vehicle with electricity generated from a solar power facility on Feb. 3, 2014. Sabusawa is cooperating with an experimental project in the northeastern Japanese city to store solar powered energy in electric cars and use it for farming based on the concept of local production for local consumption.

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Tests on solar power generation for farm use begin

SENDAI, Japan - Experiments on solar power generation for use by farmers begin in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2014. The project is designed to store photovoltaic electricity in electric vehicles for agricultural use.

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Gion Festival connects Kyoto and disaster-hit Miyagi

KYOTO, Japan - Former Iwanuma Mayor Tsuneaki Iguchi (R) stands in front of a 3-meter-diameter ring, made of rice straw from the northeastern Japanese city in Miyagi Prefecture, in Kyoto City on July 16, 2014, the eve of a procession of the "yamahoko" floats during the Gion Festival.

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Woman prays for March 2011 victims before new cenotaph

SENDAI, Japan - A woman prays for the victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in front of a cenotaph newly erected at a park in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 10, 2014.

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Woman weeps before monument for March 2011 victims

SENDAI, Japan - A woman weeps before a monument listing the names of people killed in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster at a park in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 10, 2014.

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New cenotaph for March 2011 disaster victims unveiled

SENDAI, Japan - A veil is removed from a new cenotaph for the victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster on a park hill built with debris from the catastrophe in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 10, 2014.

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Residents in Miyagi plant trees on hill made of disaster debris

SENDAI, Japan - People take part in tree-planting in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 26, 2012, on a roughly 4-meter high hill made of debris from the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami and built as an experimental wall against tidal waves.

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Residents in Miyagi plant trees on hill made of disaster debris

SENDAI, Japan - A woman and her daughter take part in tree-planting in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 26, 2012, on a roughly 4-meter high hill made of debris from the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami and built as an experimental wall against tidal waves.

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Iwanuma being hit by tsunami, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the coast of the city of Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture on March 11, 2011 (top), when the area was being hit by massive tsunami following a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, and the same location on March 2, 2012 (bottom).

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Israeli therapist in disaster-hit Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - Nira Mizrahi (C left), a therapist of the Israel Forum for International Humanitarian Aid, an Israeli humanitarian relief group, gives a talk in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2011, on art therapy for children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Israel is known for its advanced knowledge and care for people with post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Crown prince, princess make 1st visit to tsunami-struck area

SENDAI, Japan -Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Crown Princess Masako (C) visit a site devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 4, 2011. The couple made their first trip to the northeastern region since it was struck by the disaster. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince, princess make 1st visit to tsunami-struck area

SENDAI, Japan -Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Crown Princess Masako (2nd from L) offer a moment of silence at a site devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 4, 2011. The couple made their first trip to the northeastern region since it was struck by the disaster. (Pool photo)

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Photos found in rubble

IWANUMA, Japan - A woman looks at photos on a wall of a facility in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 19, 2011. The facility opened the same day to display photos recovered from rubble in areas hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami so that they could be returned to their owners.

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Quake aftermath in Iwanuma

IWANUMA, Japan - People remove flower seedlings from a greenhouse on April 14, 2011, that was destroyed by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture.

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Hog in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - A pig searches for food in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 14, 2011, after surviving the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated the area on March 11. The city estimates some 700 pigs from local farms were lost in the disaster. Authorities captured some 20 stray hogs on March 15 and killed them for health reasons.

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11th anniversary of 2011 quake-tsunami disaster

About 600 lanterns are lit at a memorial event in Iwanuma, a Miyagi Prefecture city hard hit by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster, on March 10, 2022, on the eve of its 11th anniversary.

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11th anniversary of 2011 quake-earthquake disaster

People head to a memorial event in Iwanuma, a Miyagi Prefecture city hard hit by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster, on March 10, 2022, on the eve of its 11th anniversary.

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11th anniversary of 2011 quake-tsunami disaster

About 600 lanterns are lit at a memorial event in Iwanuma, a Miyagi Prefecture city hard hit by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster, on March 10, 2022, on the eve of its 11th anniversary.

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11th anniversary of 2011 quake-tsunami disaster

About 600 lanterns are lit at a memorial event in Iwanuma, a Miyagi Prefecture city hard hit by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster, on March 10, 2022, on the eve of its 11th anniversary.

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Japan to mark 5th anniversary of deadly disaster

File photo taken in February 2016 shows a residential district in the northeastern Japan city of Iwanuma accommodating people relocated from areas damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. While some disaster-hit residential areas have been successfully rebuilt, reconstruction in other areas has stagnated. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kagawa visits 2011 disaster-hit city in Japan

Japan and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa (L) gives Christmas gifts to 50 children in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, one of the areas struck by the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan, on Dec. 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kagawa visits 2011 disaster-hit city in Japan

Japan and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa (C in front) poses for a photo with children in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, one of the areas struck by the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan, on Dec. 25, 2015. Kagawa gave Christmas gifts to 50 children. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former Taiwan president Lee visits quake-hit Miyagi, northern Japan

Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui shakes hands with a local resident during his visit to a monument in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 26, 2015, for victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the northeastern Japan region. Lee laid flowers at the monument and encouraged the survivors to keep up their reconstruction efforts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Taiwan Pres. Lee offers flowers at 2011 disaster cenotaph

Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui offers flowers at a cenotaph at Millennium Hope Hills, a coastal park in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 26, 2015, paying his respects to those who lost their lives in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The 92-year-old Lee arrived in Tokyo on July 21 for a six-day visit to Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor, empress visit disaster-hit area

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko offer flowers at the cenotaph at Millennium Hope Hills in the northeastern Japan city of Iwanuma on March 13, 2015. The cenotaph bears the names of more than 150 people who died in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The imperial couple will attend the opening ceremony of the U.N. World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in the nearby city of Sendai on March 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor, empress visit disaster-hit area

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko offer flowers at the cenotaph at Millennium Hope Hills in the northeastern Japan city of Iwanuma on March 13, 2015. The cenotaph bears the names of more than 150 people who died in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The imperial couple will attend the opening ceremony of the U.N. World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in the nearby city of Sendai on March 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor, empress visit disaster-hit area

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko offer flowers at the cenotaph at Millennium Hope Hills in the northeastern Japan city of Iwanuma on March 13, 2015. The cenotaph bears the names of more than 150 people who died in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The imperial couple will attend the opening ceremony of the U.N. World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in the nearby city of Sendai on March 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

Photo taken March 10, 2021, shows a monument in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, built in memory of the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan in March 2011.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in northeastern Japan

Photo taken on Feb. 16, 2021, shows a Nippon Paper Industries Co. plant in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture. The plant's operation was halted following a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that hit northeastern Japan on Feb. 13.

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Classic German car reborn as electric car in Japan

Masayuki Inomata, president of Sendai Bus Co., shows off a 60-year-old German three-wheel car that has been revamped as an electric vehicle in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, in September 2017. Inomata believes more EVs are needed in the area, which experienced a gasoline shortage after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Millennium Hope Hills" added to list of Tohoku pilgrimage sites

File photo taken in May 2014 shows "Millennium Hope Hills," a coastal park in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, built with wreckage from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that devastated the northeastern Japanese region of Tohoku. The park was newly added on Sept. 25, 2015, to a list of "Tohoku Pilgrimage Project" sites selected to mark the tragedy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympic torch relay runners pass the Olympic flame from torch to torch on June 21, 2021, at Millennium Hope Hills, a coastal park built in the Miyagi Prefecture city of Iwanuma using wreckage from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner climbs up steps on June 21, 2021, toward a cenotaph at Millennium Hope Hills, a coastal park built in the Miyagi Prefecture city of Iwanuma using wreckage from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

The Tokyo Olympic torch relay takes place on June 21, 2021, at Millennium Hope Hills, a coastal park built in the Miyagi Prefecture city of Iwanuma using wreckage from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

The Tokyo Olympic torch relay takes place on June 21, 2021, at Millennium Hope Hills, a coastal park built in the Miyagi Prefecture city of Iwanuma using wreckage from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

People watch Tokyo Olympic torch relay runners passing the Olympic flame from torch to torch on June 21, 2021, at Millennium Hope Hills, a coastal park built in the Miyagi Prefecture city of Iwanuma using wreckage from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs on June 21, 2021, in front of a cenotaph at Millennium Hope Hills, a coastal park built in the Miyagi Prefecture city of Iwanuma using wreckage from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan.

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Crown prince, princess make 1st visit to tsunami-struck area

SENDAI, Japan -Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Crown Princess Masako (C) visit a site devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 4, 2011. The couple made their first trip to the northeastern region since it was struck by the disaster. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Crown prince, princess make 1st visit to tsunami-struck area

SENDAI, Japan -Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Crown Princess Masako (2nd from L) offer a moment of silence at a site devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 4, 2011. The couple made their first trip to the northeastern region since it was struck by the disaster. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Hanshin Tigers visit disaster-hit site

IWANUMA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto (R) arm-wrestles a student at a junior high school in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 27, 2011, during a trip to the city with teammates to help encourage people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Residents in Miyagi plant trees on hill made of disaster debris

SENDAI, Japan - People take part in tree-planting in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 26, 2012, on a roughly 4-meter high hill made of debris from the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami and built as an experimental wall against tidal waves. (Kyodo)

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Residents in Miyagi plant trees on hill made of disaster debris

SENDAI, Japan - A woman and her daughter take part in tree-planting in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 26, 2012, on a roughly 4-meter high hill made of debris from the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami and built as an experimental wall against tidal waves. (Kyodo)

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Photos founds in rubble

IWANUMA, Japan - A woman looks at photos on a wall of a facility in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 19, 2011. The facility opened the same day to display photos recovered from rubble in areas hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami so that they could be returned to their owners. (Kyodo)

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Quake aftermath in Iwanuma

IWANUMA, Japan - People remove flower seedlings from a greenhouse on April 14, 2011, that was destroyed by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami-hit house empty after rubble removed

IWANUMA, Japan - A woman looks at her empty house after removing the rubble, a result of the tsunami on March 11, 2011, from its inside in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 12. (Kyodo)

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Iwanuma being hit by tsunami, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the coast of the city of Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture on March 11, 2011 (top), when the area was being hit by massive tsunami following a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, and the same location on March 1, 2012 (bottom). (Kyodo)

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Hog in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - A pig searches for food in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 14, 2011, after surviving the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated the area on March 11. The city estimates some 700 pigs from local farms were lost in the disaster. Authorities captured some 20 stray hogs on March 15 and killed them for health reasons. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A massive tsunami hits coastal areas of Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2011, after a powerful earthquake. (Kyodo)

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Gion Festival connects Kyoto and disaster-hit Miyagi

KYOTO, Japan - Former Iwanuma Mayor Tsuneaki Iguchi (R) stands in front of a 3-meter-diameter ring, made of rice straw from the northeastern Japanese city in Miyagi Prefecture, in Kyoto City on July 16, 2014, the eve of a procession of the "yamahoko" floats during the Gion Festival. (Kyodo)

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Israeli therapist in disaster-hit Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - Nira Mizrahi (C left), a therapist of the Israel Forum for International Humanitarian Aid, an Israeli humanitarian relief group, gives a talk in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2011, on art therapy for children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Israel is known for its advanced knowledge and care for people with post-traumatic stress disorder. (Kyodo)