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Japan: Tsunami Observed in Coastal Areas After M8.8 Russia Quake 2

A tsunami warning was issued for a wide area along Japan's Pacific coast after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, July 30. The Japan Meteorological Agency announced that a high tsunami had been observed off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture.

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PM Abe visits fisheries promotion center in Miyagi

SHICHIGAHAMA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) visits a fisheries promotion center on July 16, 2014, in Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (Pool photo)

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Tsunami-hit fishing boat found in Hawaii

SENDAI, Japan - Former fisherman Tomio Endo in the town of Shichigahama in Miyagi Prefecture on May 23, 2014, holds a picture of his fishing boat No. 2 Sachi-Maru, which was found upside down on a beach of Hawaii's Kauai Island. The boat was swept away by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that severely hit northeastern Japan.

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Turkish deputy PM Babacan in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan (L) on Dec. 7, 2011, meets with students at an elementary school in the Miyagi Prefecture town of Shichigahama, which was affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Turkish deputy PM Babacan in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan (R) on Dec. 7, 2011, visits an elementary school in the Miyagi Prefecture town of Shichigahama, which was affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. He gave the students postcards featuring drawings by Turkish children.

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Floodwater drainage after tsunami

SHICHIGAHAMA, Japan - A worker takes a break during his work to drain floodwater from an area of Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 13, 2011. The worker from Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, has been doing state-ordered drainage work after the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Tsunami aftermath in Shichigahama

SHICHIGAHAMA, Japan - A ship washed ashore by a tsunami remains stranded in the town of Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 13, 2011, over a month after the earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Search for missing in disaster

SENDAI, Japan - Police officers search for missing people in the town of Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 9, 2011, after the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Search in mud

SHICHIGAHAMA, Japan - A member of Japan's Self-Defense Forces rakes out dirt and garbage from the bottom of a street gutter filled with mud during a search for people missing since the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in the town of Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 4.

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Search in mud

SHICHIGAHAMA, Japan - Members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces search for people missing since the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in a street gutter filled with mud in the town of Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 4.

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Fishing boat capsizes, 1 missing off Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - A leisure fishing boat and a tanker collides in misty weather in waters off Sendai on Aug. 7 leaving nine people injured and one angler missing. The photo, taken by a Kyodo News-cartered helicopter, shows the boat Daikichi Maru No. 18 (below), with 16 people aboard, which broke into two pieces and capsized after the collision with the 999-ton tanker Daiko Maru, 10 kilometers southeast of Shichigahama shortly after 6 a.m.

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

A man walks on a beach in Shichigahama, a tsunami-hit northeastern Japan town, on March 10, 2021, a day ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

People ring a bell on Feb. 28, 2021, at a beach in Shichigahama, a northeastern Japan town devastated by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. A memorial ceremony for the victims of the disaster was held at the beach earlier in the day ahead of its 10th anniversary.

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

A woman bows on Feb. 28, 2021, at a beach in Shichigahama, a northeastern Japan town devastated by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. A memorial ceremony for the victims of the disaster was held at the beach earlier in the day ahead of its 10th anniversary.

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

A priest rings a bell during a memorial ceremony on Feb. 28, 2021, at a beach in Shichigahama, a northeastern Japan town devastated by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami disaster, ahead of its 10th anniversary.

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

People pray during a memorial ceremony on Feb. 28, 2021, near a beach in Shichigahama, a northeastern Japan town devastated by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami disaster, ahead of its 10th anniversary.

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Rhubarb seeds bound for ISS

Photo taken in Shichigahama in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 26, 2021, shows a glass bottle containing seeds of rhubarb, a vegetable used in jam and cake, for example. The seeds, collected from areas hard hit by the March 2011 disaster in northeastern Japan, will be transported to the International Space Station aboard a NASA rocket set for launch in May.

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Search in mud

SHICHIGAHAMA, Japan - Members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces search for people missing since the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in a street gutter filled with mud in the town of Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 4. (Kyodo)

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Search in mud

SHICHIGAHAMA, Japan - A member of Japan's Self-Defense Forces rakes out dirt and garbage from the bottom of a street gutter filled with mud during a search for people missing since the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in the town of Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 4. (Kyodo)

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Photo of young sisters found in shrine

SENDAI, Japan - Aika Hoshi (L) holds her favorite photo with her younger sister Namika (R back), which was found at a shrine away from their home in the vicinity, at an evacuation center in Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 4, 2011. Their grandmother Shoko said it's a ''god's work'' to retrieve the picture. (Kyodo)

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Survivor finds daughter's fetus photos

SENDAI, Japan - Aya Hoshi smiles after finding a notebook containing ultrasound images of her then-unborn second daughter Namika retrieved from the wreckage of their house, found 1 kilometer from its original location, in the town of Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 4, 2011. ''Whatever it took, I really wanted to find this notebook,'' said Hoshi. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami aftermath in Shichigahama

SHICHIGAHAMA, Japan - A ship washed ashore by a tsunami remains stranded in the town of Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 13, 2011, over a month after the earthquake and tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)

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Floodwater drainage after tsunami

SHICHIGAHAMA, Japan - A worker takes a break during his work to drain floodwater from an area of Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 13, 2011. The worker from Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, has been doing state-ordered drainage work after the March 11 quake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Search for missing in disaster

SENDAI, Japan - Police officers search for missing people in the town of Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 9, 2011, after the March 11 quake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Head of Turkish aid team confident of Japan's fast recovery

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Search and Rescue Team from Turkey clears away rubble in the tsunami-hit town of Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 4, 2011. The 32-member team conducted the longest operation among search and rescue teams from abroad since their arrival on March 19 after the March 11 quake and tsunami disaster. (Photo courtesy of the Turkish Search and Rescue Team)(Kyodo)

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PM Abe visits fisheries promotion center in Miyagi

SHICHIGAHAMA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) visits a fisheries promotion center on July 16, 2014, in Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Turkish deputy PM Babacan in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan (R) on Dec. 7, 2011, visits an elementary school in the Miyagi Prefecture town of Shichigahama, which was affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. He gave the students postcards featuring drawings by Turkish children. (Kyodo)

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Turkish deputy PM Babacan in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan (L) on Dec. 7, 2011, meets with students at an elementary school in the Miyagi Prefecture town of Shichigahama, which was affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)

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Fishing boat capsizes, 1 missing off Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - A leisure fishing boat and a tanker collides in misty weather in waters off Sendai on Aug. 7 leaving nine people injured and one angler missing. The photo, taken by a Kyodo News-cartered helicopter, shows the boat Daikichi Maru No. 18 (below), with 16 people aboard, which broke into two pieces and capsized after the collision with the 999-ton tanker Daiko Maru, 10 kilometers southeast of Shichigahama shortly after 6 a.m.