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SDF builds pontoon bridge in quake-tsunami drill

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces inspect a pontoon bridge they built across the Kitakami River in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan, during a large-scale earthquake-tsunami disaster drill, named Michinoku Alert 2014, on Nov. 7, 2014.

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SDF builds pontoon bridge in quake-tsunami drill

SENDAI, Japan - Members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces build a pontoon bridge across the Kitakami River in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan, during a large-scale earthquake-tsunami disaster drill, named Michinoku Alert 2014, on Nov. 7, 2014.

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Selection of Kitakami as candidate site for ILC in doubt

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nobutaka Shimada (R), professor emeritus at Kyushu University, announces the results of an investigation by his group at a press conference in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 19, 2014, calling into question the selection of the Kitakami mountain range in Iwate Prefecture by a panel of physicists as Japan's candidate site for building the International Linear Collider.

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Quake-damaged sake brewer vows comeback

SENDAI, Japan - Takuya Fujimura, president of Kikuzakari Sake Brewery Co. in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan, shows a bottle of his product "Taxi Driver" in the city on Aug. 28, 2014. The 120-year-old brewery continues business despite having been severely damaged in the March 2011 earthquake.

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Int'l Linear Collider site chosen

TOKYO, Japan - Researchers promoting a project to build a machine aimed at answering questions about the beginnings of the universe announce in Tokyo on Aug. 23, 2013, that they have chosen the Kitakami mountain area in northeastern Japan as a candidate site for the machine, named the International Linear Collider.

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Int'l Linear Collider site chosen

TOKYO, Japan - Researchers promoting a project to build a machine aimed at answering questions about the beginnings of the universe announce in Tokyo on Aug. 23, 2013, that they have chosen the Kitakami mountain area in northeastern Japan as a candidate site for the machine, named the International Linear Collider.

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Walking for survey of post-disaster park reconstruction

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Shunsuke Goto, a Waseda University student, looks at the mouth of the Kitakami River in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Feb. 25, 2013, during a field survey commissioned by the Environment Ministry to choose a 700-kilometer natural path called "Tohoku Kaigan Trail." The selection of the coastal path from Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, to Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, is a core project for a Sanriku Fukko (Reconstruction) National Park to be created by rebuilding natural parks damaged by the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011.

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'Outsider' supporters help disaster-hit residents rebuild

SENDAI, Japan - Risa Hikata (R), one of the ''reconstruction supporters'' working in areas hit by the March 2011 disaster, talks with a resident in the Kitakami district of the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 30, 2013.

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Tsunami-hit Kitakami River bank

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 23, 2011, shows a bank of the Kitakami River that was devastated by a tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The area was struck by a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami on March 11.

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Historic quake in Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - Smoke billows from gutted vessels in waters off Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011, a day after Japan's strongest recorded earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 hit the country triggering massive tsunami in coastal areas.

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Killer tsunami in Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - Train cars of the JR Joban Line are seen overturned on the ground on March 12, 2011, after being swept by tsunami in the town of Shinchi in Fukushima Prefecture after Japan's strongest recorded earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 hit the country the previous day.

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Killer tsunami in Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - A large vessel is seen in a ruined urban area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011, a day after Japan's strongest recorded earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 hit the country.

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Killer tsunami in Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - Train cars of the JR Joban Line are seen overturned on the ground on March 12, 2011, after being swept by tsunami in the town of Shinchi in Fukushima Prefecture after Japan's strongest recorded earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 hit the country the previous day.

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Death toll in northeastern Japan quake rises to 9

KITAKAMI, Japan - Rescue workers carry bodies recovered from the wreckage of a hot-spring inn in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 15, a day after the magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck northeastern Japan. A total of seven people were thought to be under the wreckage of the inn and the bodies of three have so far been found.

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Photos from quake-hit northeastern Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - Photo of large-scale landslides caused by the magnitude 7.2 earthquake on June 14 near the Aratozawa Dam in the city of Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture.

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Photos from quake-hit northeastern Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - A car remains damaged by landslides in a mountainous area in the city of Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 15, a day after the magnitude 7.2 earthquake jolted northeastern Japan.

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M7.2 quake jolts northeastern Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - A road bridge on National Route 342 lies destroyed in a mountainous area in the city of Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, on June 14 after a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 jolted extensive areas of northeastern Japan.

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Photos from quake-hit northeastern Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - Rescue workers continue efforts to search for seven missing people at a collapsed Japanese-style hotel at a hot spring resort in the city of Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 15, a day after the magnitude 7.2 earthquake jolted northeastern Japan.

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Photos from quake-hit northeastern Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - Rescue workers continue efforts to search for missing people at a collapsed Japanese-style hotel at a hot spring resort in the city of Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 15, a day after the magnitude 7.2 earthquake jolted northeastern Japan.

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M7.2 quake jolts northeastern Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - A road bridge on National Route 342 lies destroyed in a mountainous area in the city of Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, on June 14 after a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 jolted extensive areas of northeastern Japan.

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M7.2 quake jolts northeastern Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - A Japanese-style hotel lies collapsed at a hot spring resort in the city of Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 14 after a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 jolted extensive areas of northeastern Japan.

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M7.2 quake jolts northeastern Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - A road bridge on National Route 342 lies destroyed in a mountainous area in the city of Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, on June 14 after a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 jolted extensive areas of northeastern Japan.

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M7.2 quake jolts northeastern Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces rescue passengers from a bus that was hit by a landslide on a forest road in the city of Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, on June 14. Earlier in the day, a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 jolted extensive areas of northeastern Japan.

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M7.2 quake jolts northeastern Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - A helicopter lifts an injured person rescued from a bus that was hit by a landslide on a forest road in the city of Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, on June 14. Earlier in the day, a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 jolted extensive areas of northeastern Japan.

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JR East begins testing possibly world's fastest bullet train

SENDAI, Japan - East Japan Railway Co.'s brand-new shinkansen bullet train Fastech 360S leaves Sendai Station on a test run at 24:13 on June 26. The company hopes to operate the train at the world's fastest speed of 360 kilometers per hour in 2011. The test runs between Miyagi's capital Sendai and Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, will last until the spring of 2008.

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Traditional festival in northeastern Japan

Performers dance in the Onikenbai traditional festival in Kitakami in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 6, 2022.

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Traditional festival in northeastern Japan

Performers dance in the Onikenbai traditional festival in Kitakami in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 6, 2022.

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Traditional festival in northeastern Japan

Performers dance in the Onikenbai traditional festival in Kitakami in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 6, 2022.

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Campaigning starts for Japan's upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, makes fist bumps with voters during a campaigning for the July 10 House of Councillors election in Kitakami in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 22, 2022.

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Campaigning starts for Japan's upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is pictured during a campaigning for the July 10 House of Councillors election in Kitakami in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 22, 2022.

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JR East begins testing possibly world's fastest bullet train

SENDAI, Japan - East Japan Railway Co.'s brand-new shinkansen bullet train Fastech 360S leaves Sendai Station on a test run at 24:13 on June 26. The company hopes to operate the train at the world's fastest speed of 360 kilometers per hour in 2011. The test runs between Miyagi's capital Sendai and Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, will last until the spring of 2008. (Kyodo)

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10 years after March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People cut reeds as high as 3 meters for roof thatching at the Kitakami River in Ishinomaki, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2021, around 10 years after an earthquake-triggered tsunami that flooded the area. Reeds have begun to grow again in around 60 percent of a 180-hectare area thanks to replanting by volunteers.

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10 years after March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People cut reeds as high as 3 meters for roof thatching at the Kitakami River in Ishinomaki, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2021, around 10 years after an earthquake-triggered tsunami that flooded the area. Reeds have begun to grow again in around 60 percent of a 180-hectare area thanks to replanting by volunteers.

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Death toll in northeastern Japan quake rises to 9

KITAKAMI, Japan - Rescue workers carry bodies recovered from the wreckage of a hot-spring inn in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 15, a day after the magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck northeastern Japan. A total of seven people were thought to be under the wreckage of the inn and the bodies of three have so far been found. (Kyodo)

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Photos from quake-hit northeastern Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - Photo of large-scale landslides caused by the magnitude 7.2 earthquake on June 14 near the Aratozawa Dam in the city of Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Photos from quake-hit northeastern Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - Rescue workers continue efforts to search for missing people at a collapsed Japanese-style hotel at a hot spring resort in the city of Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 15, a day after the magnitude 7.2 earthquake jolted northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Photos from quake-hit northeastern Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - The Ichi-Hasama River in a mountainous area in the city of Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, remains blocked on June 15 by landslides caused by the previous day's magnitude 7.2 earthquake. (Kyodo)

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Photos from quake-hit northeastern Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - Rescue workers continue efforts to search for seven missing people at a collapsed Japanese-style hotel at a hot spring resort in the city of Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 15, a day after the magnitude 7.2 earthquake jolted northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Photos from quake-hit northeastern Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - A car remains damaged by landslides in a mountainous area in the city of Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 15, a day after the magnitude 7.2 earthquake jolted northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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M7.2 quake jolts northeastern Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - A helicopter lifts an injured person rescued from a bus that was hit by a landslide on a forest road in the city of Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, on June 14. Earlier in the day, a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 jolted extensive areas of northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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M7.2 quake jolts northeastern Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - A road bridge on National Route 342 lies destroyed in a mountainous area in the city of Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, on June 14 after a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 jolted extensive areas of northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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M7.2 quake jolts northeastern Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - A Japanese-style hotel lies collapsed at a hot spring resort in the city of Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 14 after a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 jolted extensive areas of northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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M7.2 quake jolts northeastern Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - A road bridge on National Route 342 lies destroyed in a mountainous area in the city of Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, on June 14 after a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 jolted extensive areas of northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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M7.2 quake jolts northeastern Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces rescue passengers from a bus that was hit by a landslide on a forest road in the city of Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, on June 14. Earlier in the day, a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 jolted extensive areas of northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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M7.2 quake jolts northeastern Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - A road bridge on National Route 342 lies destroyed in a mountainous area in the city of Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, on June 14 after a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 jolted extensive areas of northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Killer tsunami in Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - Train cars of the JR Joban Line are seen overturned on the ground on March 12, 2011, after being swept by tsunami in the town of Shinchi in Fukushima Prefecture after Japan's strongest recorded earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 hit the country the previous day. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami-hit Kitakami River bank

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 23, 2011, shows a bank of the Kitakami River that was devastated by a tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The area was struck by a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami on March 11. (Kyodo)

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Evacuees at shelter

KITAKAMI, Japan - Evacuees spend the night in a dark shelter without electricity in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture on March 12, 2011, a day after Japan's strongest recorded earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 hit the country. (Kyodo)

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Historic quake in Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - Smoke billows from gutted vessels in waters off Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011, a day after Japan's strongest recorded earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 hit the country triggering massive tsunami in coastal areas. (Kyodo)

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Killer tsunami in Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - A large vessel is seen in a ruined urban area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011, a day after Japan's strongest recorded earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 hit the country. (Kyodo)