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Collective relocation proposed in tsunami-hit city

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 28, 2011 shows a downtown area of the Ogatsucho district in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, which was devastated by the March 11 tsunami. The hill seen in the background is a candidate site for proposed collective relocation for Ogatsucho residents. The district has lost more than 60 percent of its population since the disaster as many residents have moved out.

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Tsunami aftermath in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A fisherman's flag for giving notice of a good catch stands at a tsunami-hit port in the Ogatsucho area of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 1, 2011, against the backdrop of the setting sun.

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Tsunami aftermath in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photo taken on March 22, 2011, shows a residential area of Ogatsucho in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, which was devastated by a historic earthquake and tsunami on March 11.

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Collective relocation proposed in tsunami-hit city

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 28, 2011 shows a downtown area of the Ogatsucho district in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, which was devastated by the March 11 tsunami. The hill seen in the background is a candidate site for proposed collective relocation for Ogatsucho residents. The district has lost more than 60 percent of its population since the disaster as many residents have moved out. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami aftermath in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Makoto Endo (R), a local fisherman farming scallops and salmon, eats supper with his wife in a room provided by his friend Hiroshi Watanabe in the Ogatsucho area of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 26, 2011, following the March 11 quake and tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami aftermath in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Local fishermen -- (from L) Hiroshi Sasaki, Makoto Endo and Hiroshi Watanabe -- recollect the March 11 quake and tsunami disaster on higher ground in the Ogatsucho area of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 26, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami aftermath in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A fisherman's flag for giving notice of a good catch stands at a tsunami-hit port in the Ogatsucho area of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 1, 2011, against the backdrop of the setting sun. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami aftermath in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Makoto Endo, a local fisherman farming scallops, shows an aquaculture float wrecked and washed ashore by the March 11 tsunami in the Ogatsucho area of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 26, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami aftermath in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photo taken on March 22, 2011, shows a residential area of Ogatsucho in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, which was devastated by a historic earthquake and tsunami on March 11. (Kyodo)