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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

A former local government-run facility in the Miyagi Prefecture town of Minamisanriku is illuminated on March 10, 2025, the eve of the 14th anniversary of the earthquake-tsunami disaster that devastated northeastern Japan. The building, reduced to a skeleton, is preserved as an architectural relic to commemorate the victims and pass on the lessons of the disaster to future generations.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

A former local government-run facility in the Miyagi Prefecture town of Minamisanriku is illuminated on March 10, 2025, the eve of the 14th anniversary of the earthquake-tsunami disaster that devastated northeastern Japan. The building, reduced to a skeleton, is preserved as an architectural relic to commemorate the victims and pass on the lessons of the disaster to future generations.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

A former local government-run facility in the Miyagi Prefecture town of Minamisanriku is illuminated on March 10, 2025, the eve of the 14th anniversary of the earthquake-tsunami disaster that devastated northeastern Japan. The building, reduced to a skeleton, is preserved as an architectural relic to commemorate the victims and pass on the lessons of the disaster to future generations.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Flowers are seen at a memorial park created in a tsunami-devastated area in the Miyagi Prefecture town of Minamisanriku on March 11, 2025, the 14th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

A former local government-run facility in the Miyagi Prefecture town of Minamisanriku is illuminated on March 10, 2025, the eve of the 14th anniversary of the earthquake-tsunami disaster that devastated northeastern Japan. The building, reduced to a skeleton, is preserved as an architectural relic to commemorate the victims and pass on the lessons of the disaster to future generations.

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Cycling event in tsunami-hit region

Tour de Tohoku competitors ride in Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 15, 2024. The annual cycling event aims to support recovery from the earthquake-tsunami disaster that hit the region in March 2011.

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Life jacket with GPS receiver

Minamisanriku Mayor Jin Sato poses for a photo wearing a life jacket with a GPS receiver inside, developed by Tokyo-based disaster relief firm Guardian 72, during a press event on June 20, 2024, in the Miyagi Prefecture town that was devastated by the March 2011 quake-tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People pray in front of the remains of a former disaster prevention center in Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Forty-three people who were in the building during the disaster died after it was hit by a tsunami following the powerful earthquake.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People pray in front of the remains of a former disaster prevention center in Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Forty-three people who were in the building during the disaster died after it was hit by a tsunami following the powerful earthquake.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Photo taken on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, shows flowers offered at a memorial park created in a tsunami-devastated area in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

A woman offers flowers at a memorial park created in a tsunami-devastated area in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The frame of a former disaster prevention center is pictured in the background.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

A woman offers a silent prayer at a memorial park created in a tsunami-devastated area in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The frame of a former disaster prevention center is pictured in the background.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Photo shows the skeletal remains of a former disaster prevention center in Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Forty-three people who were at the building during the disaster died after it was hit by a tsunami following the powerful earthquake.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Photo shows the skeletal remains of a former disaster prevention center in Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Forty-three people who were at the building during the disaster died after it was hit by a tsunami following the powerful earthquake.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Photo shows the skeletal remains of a former disaster prevention center in Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Forty-three people who were at the building during the disaster died after it was hit by a tsunami following the powerful earthquake.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Police officers offer silent prayers before carrying out a search of the coastline of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, for clues about the fate of people who went missing after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the disaster.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Fishing boats operate in a bay in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in the early hours of March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Police officers search the coastline of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, for clues about the fate of people who went missing after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the disaster.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

The sunrise is pictured from a bay in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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12th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People watch the sunrise from a seashore in the Miyagi Prefecture town of Minamisanriku, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2023, the 12th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated the country's northeast.

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12th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

A man takes photo of the sunrise from a seashore in the Miyagi Prefecture town of Minamisanriku, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2023, the 12th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated the country's northeast.

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New Year in disaster area

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - A mailman delivers New Year cards in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2012. In the background are the remains of the town government building devastated by the March 2011 tsunami.

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Octopus dolls popular as good luck charm for entrance exams

SENDAI, Japan - Octopus dolls are being made at a workshop in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2014 as a good luck charm for students taking entrance examinations for higher education. "Octopus-kun," a character representing Minamisanriku where octopuses are a staple marine product, has become a symbol of rebuilding the northeastern Japanese town after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The Japanese word for octopus, "tako," sounds like part of a phrase meaning you are "most sought after."

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1st auction at temporary fish market in Miyagi

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - The first auction of the year is held on Jan. 4, 2015, at a temporary fish market in the town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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1st auction at temporary fish market in Miyagi

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - The first auction of the year is held on Jan. 4, 2015, at a temporary fish market in the town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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1st auction at temporary fish market in Miyagi

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - The first auction of the year is held on Jan. 4, 2015, at a temporary fish market in the town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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People walk by frame of building damaged by 2011 disaster

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People on Jan. 1, 2015, walk by the iron frame of public disaster prevention building in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The prefectural government is considering taking ownership of the frame until the town office's final decision on whether to preserve it as a disaster monument.

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Footballer Hasebe encourages Banda Aceh kids

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Japanese footballer Makoto Hasebe (R) shows kindergartners on the outskirts of Indonesia's Banda Aceh, hit by huge tsunami in December 2004, a message of support from Japanese kindergartners in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, devastated by the 2011 tsunami, in charity work on Dec. 23, 2014.

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Panel proposes conservation of 4 facilities wrecked by 2011 disaster

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - The steel frame of the Minamisanriku town government's office building for antidisaster measures remains standing in the town in Miyagi Prefecture on Dec. 18, 2014. An advisory panel to the prefectural government decided to recommend the conservation of four facilities, including the frame, wrecked by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami as a reminder of the disaster.

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Panel proposes conservation of 4 facilities wrecked by 2011 disaster

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - The steel frame of the Minamisanriku town government's office building for antidisaster measures remains standing in the town in Miyagi Prefecture on Dec. 18, 2014. An advisory panel to the prefectural government decided to recommend the conservation of four facilities, including the frame, wrecked by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami as a reminder of the disaster.

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Panel proposes conservation of 4 facilities wrecked by 2011 disaster

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - The steel frame of the Minamisanriku town government's office building for antidisaster measures remains standing in the town in Miyagi Prefecture on Dec. 18, 2014. An advisory panel to the prefectural government decided to recommend the conservation of four facilities, including the frame, wrecked by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami as a reminder of the disaster.

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SoftBank tests balloon wireless network station

SENDAI, Japan - SoftBank Mobile Corp. conducts an experiment to restore a telecommunication network by flying a balloon to be used as a wireless station in the event of a disaster in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 6, 2014.

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Students join job experience program in disaster-hit town

SENDAI, Japan - Marin Imai (extreme L) and other students of Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, western Japan, process seaweed at a fishery plant in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 29, 2014, during a job experience program designed to support the town's reconstruction from the earthquake and tsunami that ravaged the northeastern Japan region in 2011.

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Police look for missing tsunami victims in coastal zone

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Police officers comb a coastal area in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in search of more than 1,000 missing people in the northeastern Japanese prefecture on Aug. 11, 2014, three years and five months since the 2011 devastating earthquake and tsunami.

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People in relay to rebuild disaster-hit areas

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - TV personality Makoto Nonomura (front) and others in a relay from the northern Japanese city of Aomori to Tokyo to promote the reconstruction of areas hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami run past the disaster prevention government building site in Minamisanriku town, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 29, 2014. Around 900 people run or cycle on the 1,238-kilometer course, divided into 165 zones.

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People in relay event pray for victims of 2011 disaster

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Runners bow their heads in front of the disaster prevention government building site in Minamisanriku town, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 29, 2014, in memory of the victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, during a relay event from the northern Japanese city of Aomori to Tokyo to promote the reconstruction of areas hit by the disaster. Around 900 people are running or cycling the 1,238-kilometer course, divided into 165 zones.

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Emperor, empress visit temporary shops in quake-hit area

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit a makeshift shopping center in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 23, 2014, to encourage local people on their third visit to the northeastern Japan region since it was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Emperor, empress visit shopping center in disaster-hit area

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko visit a makeshift shopping center in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 23, 2014. The town was devastated by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that claimed more than 15,000 lives in northeastern Japan. (Pool photo)

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Hasebe with kindergartners in tsunami-hit town

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Japan national soccer team captain Makoto Hasebe smiles as a kindergartner shows him his lunch, which contains soccer ball-like rice balls in Minamisanriku town, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 30, 2014. Hasebe helped with the reconstruction of the kindergarten following the 2011 tsunami and this was his fourth visit.

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Hasebe makes paper lantern at tsunami-hit kindergarten

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Japan national soccer team captain Makoto Hasebe makes an octopus paper lantern together with a kindergartner in the town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 30, 2014. Hasebe helped with the reconstruction of the kindergarten following the 2011 tsunami.

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Japan captain Hasebe visits tsunami-hit kindergarten

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Japan national soccer team captain Makoto Hasebe is welcomed by children of a kindergarten he helped reconstruct following the 2011 tsunami, on June 30, 2014, in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture.

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Salmon farm-raised off Miyagi Pref.

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Salmon raised in a fish farm off disaster-hit Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, are caught on June 26, 2014.

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Woman prays for Japan's victory in World Cup

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - A woman prays for a Japan victory in their opening World Cup match in Brazil against Ivory Coast at a public viewing in Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 15, 2014.

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Ascidians caught in Miyagi Pref.

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Baskets of ascidians harvested in Minamisanriku town, Miyagi Prefecture, is photographed on June 10, 2014, the first such major harvesting since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that severely hit northeastern Japan.

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Ascidian harvesting resumes fully in Minamisanriku

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Fishermen sort harvested ascidians in Minamisanriku town, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 10, 2014, as the harvesting has resumed in full swing for the first time since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that severely hit northeastern Japan.

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Spring snow falls on northern Japan

SENDAI, Japan - People take photos at the entrance of a makeshift shopping street in Minamisanriku town, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 21, 2014, as substantial amounts of snow fell on the northern parts of Japan.

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3 years since quake-tsunami disasters

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People offer prayers for the victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 14, 2014, its third anniversary.

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3 years since quake-tsunami disasters

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Photo taken in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on the morning of March 11, 2014, the third anniversary of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, shows the Minamisanriku disaster prevention center (back), which was reduced to a skeletal structure by the disaster, and flowers offered nearby.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Shizugawa area of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), a day after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 1, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show the local municipal government's tsunami-hit disaster response building in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (top), two days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on Feb. 28, 2014 (bottom).