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"Yuru-kyara" mascot contest begins in quake-hit city in western Japan

"Yuru-Kyara" mascots from various municipalities in Japan gather at Izanagi Shrine in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2023, as the three-day "Yuru-Verse" popularity contest begins in the western Japan city devastated by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. The annual contest was launched after the March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan to give moral support to the affected regions.

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Iwate Pref. city mascot visits quake-hit city in Hyogo Pref.

Takata-no-Yumechan, the official mascot of Rikuzentakata, a northeastern Japan city hit by the March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster, prays at a memorial monument at a park in Awaji, a Hyogo Prefecture city devastated by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, on Oct. 27, 2023.

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Iwate Pref. city mascot visits quake-hit city in Hyogo Pref.

Takata-no-Yumechan, the official mascot of Rikuzentakata, a northeastern Japan city hit by the March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster, offers flowers at a memorial monument at a park in Awaji, a Hyogo Prefecture city devastated by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, on Oct. 27, 2023.

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Tsunami in Japan: 5 years on

SENDAI, March 5 Kyodo - Combined photos show an area of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on April 27, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by massive tsunami; and the same area nearly five years later on Feb. 14, 2016. Seedlings of Japanese black pine trees, planted as part of efforts to prevent disaster, sway in wind.

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Kobe high schoolers visit tsunami-hit Ishinomaki school

OSAKA, Japan - Students of Maiko high school in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, stand in front of Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2014. They visited the school which lost many pupils in the March 2011 tsunami as part of an extracurricular activity at the high school offering a disaster prevention course, the only such course provided at a Japanese high school.

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Tohoku region eyes smartphone app to boost tourism

SENDAI, Japan - The first meeting by entities concerned toward developing "Guide Tohoku," a smartphone application that will provide tourist information on the Tohoku region and archives on the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, is held in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2014. Six northeastern Japan prefectures and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Tohoku Regional Bureau announced the plan the same day.

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Fukushima governor-elect talks about prefecture's rebirth

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Fukushima Gov.-elect Masao Uchibori speaks to reporters in Fukushima City on Oct. 27, 2014, the day after he won the prefecture's gubernatorial election. He said he will do his utmost for recovery from the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami-nuclear disasters and rebirth of the northeastern prefecture.

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Train stops at station repaired after tsunami damage

MORIOKA, Japan - A train of Sanriku Railway Co.'s North Rias Line stops at Shimanokoshi Station in Tanohata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 27, 2014, as it reopens after virtual completion of repair work from devastation inflicted by the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011.

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Tsunami-hit railway station resumes operation

MORIOKA, Japan - Shimanokoshi Station of Sanriku Railway Co.'s North Rias Line in Tanohata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, resumes operation on July 27, 2014, after virtual completion of repair work from devastation inflicted by the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011,.

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Quake-affected firms introduce post-disaster undertakings

SENDAI, Japan - An official of one of the Japanese companies affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami explains some of their post-disaster business undertakings during an academia-business symposium on regional reconstruction held in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on April 27, 2014.

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Quake-affected firms introduce post-disaster undertakings

SENDAI, Japan - Kamaishi Hikari Foods, one of the Japanese companies affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, exhibits fresh fish frozen with specially developed ice at an academia-business symposium on regional reconstruction held in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on April 27, 2014, to introduce post-disaster business undertakings.

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Abe inspects temporary housing in Iwate village

NODA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits on April 27, 2014 temporary housing units in Noda village, Iwate Prefecture, which were built after the northeastern Japanese prefecture was heavily damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Abe pledged the central government's all-out assistance for the residents.

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Abe inspects temporary housing in Iwate village

NODA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds the hand of a child on April 27, 2014 while talking with residents of temporary housing in Noda village, Iwate Prefecture, built following the devastating March 2011 earthquake in northeastern Japan.

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Painter Miyatake keeps seeking light in darkness

YOKKAICHI, Japan - Photo taken March 27, 2014 shows painter Kikue Miyatake standing in front of a work in progress. To the right is a picture titled "Unwavering Resolve," which she painted in the immediate aftermath of the 2011 devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan. Photo by Makoto Hori.

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JAMA presents replica of 'miracle pine' to disaster-hit town

MORIOKA, Japan - Akio Toyoda (R), president of Toyota Motor Corp. and chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, and Futoshi Toba, mayor of Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, stand on March 27, 2014, in front of a replica of the "miracle pine" that survived the March 2011 tsunami. JAMA presented the replica to the city.

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People visit repaired Kodokan school of Mito clan

MITO, Japan - People visit the repaired Kodokan, the Mito clan's school for the feudal domains in the 19th century that was damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on March 27. 2014. The school, opened in 1841, was closed in 1872.

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Mito clan's Kodokan school repaired

MITO, Japan - Ibaraki Governor Masaru Hashimoto speaks during a ceremony in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on March 27, 2014, to commemorate the repair of the Kodokan, the Mito clan's school for the feudal domains in the 19th century that was damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. The school, opened in 1841, was closed in 1872.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from Kyodo News helicopter show an area of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 25, 2011 (top), two weeks after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on Feb. 27, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from Kyodo News helicopter show an area of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (top), two days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on Feb. 27, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from Kyodo News helicopter show the Shishiori area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 17, 2011 (top), six days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on Feb. 27, 2014 (bottom).

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Whale-shaped object made of debris from 2011 disaster

MORIOKA, Japan - Students at Yamada High School in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, show on Feb. 27, 2014, a whale-shaped object they created using debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan.

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Tsunami-damaged railways

MORIOKA, Japan - Sanriku Railway Co. President Masahiko Mochizuki (C) holds a press conference in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2014. The railway operator will fully resume services on its two railway lines in Iwate Prefecture in April 2014, three years after the devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy gives speech

TOKYO, Japan - New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy delivers a speech during a luncheon at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2013, her first speech in the post in Tokyo. She is holding a present given to her by people affected by the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake during her visit to the disaster-stricken region in northeastern Japan. (Pool photo)

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the "miracle pine" in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 27, 2011 (L), soon after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and a restored pine at the same location about two and a half years later on Sept. 6, 2013 (R). The tree, which initially withstood the tsunami and later died, was reassembled for a monument after being dissected for anti-decay treatment.

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"Miracle pine" in restoration work again

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - A replica branch is descended by a crane on the ground in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on May 27, 2013, from the restoration of the "miracle pine." The tree initially withstood the massive March 2011 tsunami and was cut off from the roots for restoration after being found to be dead. The second restoration work began on May 27 following local people claiming the silhouette of the tree, with replica branches and the preservative-treated trunk, looks different from the original.

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"Miracle pine" in restoration work again

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - A replica branch is descended by a crane on the ground in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on May 27, 2013, from the restoration of the "miracle pine." The tree initially withstood the massive March 2011 tsunami and was cut off from the roots for restoration after being found to be dead. The second restoration work began on May 27 following local people claiming the silhouette of the tree, with replica branches and the preservative-treated trunk, looks different from the original.

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Tsunami memorial

OTSUCHI, Japan - Photo on March 26, 2013, shows the former town hall of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, damaged by a tsunami in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Otsuchi Mayor Yutaka Ikarigawa expressed an intention on March 27, 2013, to preserve part of the building as a memorial.

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Tsunami memorial

OTSUCHI, Japan - Photo on Feb. 18, 2013, shows the former town hall of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, damaged by a tsunami in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Otsuchi Mayor Yutaka Ikarigawa expressed an intention on March 27, 2013, to preserve part of the building as a memorial.

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Evacuated Fukushima schools still running at satellite campuses

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 27, 2013 shows the Fukushima Prefectural Namie High School's satellite campus set up in prefabricated buildings in the prefectural city of Motomiya. Namie High School's home campus remains evacuated as a result of the nuclear disaster at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi power plant that began in March 2011.

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Evacuated Fukushima schools still running at satellite campuses

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Tatsuma Hangai, a student at the Fukushima Prefectural Namie High School, attends classes at a satellite campus in the prefectural city of Motomiya on Feb. 27, 2013. Namie High School's home campus remains evacuated as a result of the nuclear disaster at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi power plant that began in March 2011.

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2 years after quake

IWAKI, Japan - Photos show a shrine in the Hisanohamamachi district in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 27, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 4, 2013, with a sacred "torii" arch.

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2 years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show an elementary school in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), the day after the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, and the same school on Feb. 27, 2013. The building is expected to be demolished and the school merged with another nearby.

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2 years after quake

KAMAISHI, Japan - Photos show a road in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same road on Feb. 27, 2013.

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2 years after quake

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show the "miracle pine" in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 27, 2011 (L), after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and sections of the truck being reassembled for a monument on March 6, 2013, after the tree was dissected for anti-decay treatment.

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'Miracle pine' found to be 173 years old

SENDAI, Japan - File photo taken in September 2012 shows the "miracle pine" that survived the massive March 2011 tsunami in Rikuzentakata, northeastern Japan. The tree was assessed as 173 years old, the local municipal office said Feb. 27, 2013.

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Nikkei climbs back to level before March 2011 quake

TOKYO, Japan - A display in Tokyo's Yaesu district shows the closing level of Japan's Nikkei stock index on Dec. 27, 2012. It closed at 10,322.98, up 92.62 points from the previous day and its highest mark since March 10, 2011 -- the day before a massive earthquake and tsunami hit Japan.

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Japan premier in disaster area

MIYAKO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front center) views disaster areas from the top of a levee in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2012. The areas were hit by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami. (File photo)

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Japan reports failure to respond to IAEA advice

VIENNA, Austria - Shinichi Kuroki, a senior official of the Japanese government's nuclear regulatory body, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, attends a meeting of parties to the Convention on Nuclear Safety at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna on Aug. 27, 2012. In its report to the meeting, Japan admitted its failure to sufficiently respond to advice provided by the International Atomic Energy Agency before the March 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster.

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Fukushima Garden in London park

LONDON, Britain - Photo on June 27, 2012, shows Fukushima Garden under construction at Holland Park in London. The Japanese garden is so named because of hopes for rehabilitation from the natural and nuclear disasters that struck Japan's northeast in March 2011.

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Outdoor swimming classes resume in Fukushima city

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Pupils swim in a swimming class in an outdoor pool at Yuno elementary school in the city of Fukushima on June 27, 2012. The city resumed swimming classes the same day in outdoor pools at elementary and junior high schools, after halting them due to fears of radiation following the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in March 2011.

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Outdoor swimming classes resume in Fukushima city

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Pupils have fun in a swimming class in an outdoor pool at Yuno elementary school in the city of Fukushima on June 27, 2012. The city resumed swimming classes the same day in outdoor pools at elementary and junior high schools, after halting them due to fears of radiation following the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in March 2011.

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Outdoor swimming classes resume in Fukushima city

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Pupils have fun in a swimming class in an outdoor pool at Yuno elementary school in the city of Fukushima on June 27, 2012. The city resumed swimming classes the same day in outdoor pools at elementary and junior high schools, after halting them due to fears of radiation following the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in March 2011.

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Using mobile network to check evacuees' blood pressure

MORIOKA, Japan - Photo taken at Iwate Medical University in Morioka shows a device to transmit blood pressure data by mobile phone. The university will launch a service for evacuees living in temporary housing in the prefecture following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, allowing them to transmit their blood pressure data to the university using such a device for medical checkups, university officials said June 27, 2012. If any problems are found, doctors at the university will report to the evacuees' primary physicians.

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Disaster-hit dogs trained to become therapy dogs

SOMA, Japan - Toru Oki (R), a blues singer who represents the International Therapy Dog Association, holds the leash of a dog in training who was taken into care after the March 2011 disaster, in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 27, 2012. The Tokyo-based association plans to open a center in the Japanese capital in summer 2012 aimed at turning dogs without owners after the disaster into therapy dogs, officials of the group said.

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Young ibis flies

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis flies in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Young ibis on rooftop

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis is perched on a rooftop in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. The one-month-old birds are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Young ibis on tree

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis stands on a tree branch in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. The one-month-old birds are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Young ibis flies

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis flies in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Young ibis flies

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis (top) flies in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. At bottom is one of its parents. (Pool photo)

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Young ibis flies

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis flies in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. (Pool photo)