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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

NOTO, Japan Kyodo - Video taken on Jan. 15, 2024, shows a tsunami-ravaged area in Noto in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1. (Kyodo)

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 15, 2024, shows a tsunami-ravaged area in Noto in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 15, 2024, shows a tsunami-ravaged area in Noto in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 15, 2024, shows a tsunami-ravaged area in Noto in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 15, 2024, shows a tsunami-ravaged area in Noto in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 15, 2024, shows a tsunami-ravaged area in Noto in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024, shows a tsunami-ravaged area in Suzu in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Cleanup work continues in village hit by nuke disaster

IITATE, Japan - Men engage in decontamination work along a national highway in an evacuation area in Iitate village, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sept. 10, 2014, on the eve of the day marking three and a half years since a massive earthquake and tsunami ravaged northeastern Japan in 2011 and crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster.

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Cleanup work near pasture in town affected by nuke disaster

NAMIE, Japan - Workers conduct decontamination work near a pasture in a "difficult-to-return zone" of the town of Namie, near the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on Sept. 10, 2014, on the eve of the day marking three and a half years since a massive earthquake and tsunami ravaged northeastern Japan in 2011, leading to the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl.

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Beauty shop's clock stopped since quake

TOMIOKA, Japan - A clock hung outside a beauty shop in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, remains stopped at the time of the 2011 earthquake in this photo taken on Sept. 10, 2014, the eve of the day marking three and a half years since the temblor and subsequent tsunami ravaged northeastern Japan.

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Rainbow origami cranes from world cheer up tsunami-ravaged city

MINAMISANRIKU, JAPAN - Volunteers display origami cranes sent from across Japan and overseas along a wall by a national road in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefectures, on March 10, 2012, one day before the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake-tsunami disaster that ravaged the town and other areas in northeastern Japan.

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Tsunami-ravaged area in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - The Arahama coastal area of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, is left ravaged by the March 11 quake and tsunami on March 29, 2011.

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Tsunami-ravaged school in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - A classroom of Nakano Elementary School in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, is left ravaged by the March 11 quake and tsunami on March 23, 2011.

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Brewers' Saito shaken by Japan's largest quake

MARYVALE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Takashi Saito is seen after a practice session in Maryvale, Arizona, on March 12, 2011. Saito, who hails from the earthquake- and tsunami-ravaged region of Sendai in northeastern Japan, was visibly shaken by the reports following Japan's largest-ever recorded quake.

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1st of GSDF aid teams to Indonesia returns to Japan

NARITA, Japan - A 44-member emergency aid group from the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force returned to Narita airport on March 6 after a relief mission in Indonesia's tsunami-ravaged Banda Aceh Province.

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Tsunami-hit Minamisanriku building to be owned by prefecture

Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai (R) receives a document from Jin Sato, mayor of Minamisanriku Town in the prefecture, in Sendai on July 7, 2015. The town agreed to transfer the ownership of the tsunami-ravaged disaster prevention office building to the prefecture until March 2031. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsunami-ravaged Kamaishi among cities to host Rugby World Cup

Kamaishi Mayor Takenori Noda attends a press conference in the city of Kamaishi, northeastern Japan, on March 2, 2015, after the city, which suffered badly in the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, was among 12 cities named as venues for the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant conveyor belt stretches in tsunami-hit northern Japan city

A giant conveyor belt stretching some 3 km lies still upon completion of its mission of carrying earth and sand in the tsunami-ravaged northeastern Japanese city of Rikuzentakata on Sept. 15, 2015. The belt had been in operation since the end of March 2014, three years after the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aerial view of giant conveyor belt in tsunami-hit northern Japan city

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 18, 2015, shows a giant conveyor belt that has completed its mission of carrying earth and sand in the tsunami-ravaged northeastern Japanese city of Rikuzentakata. It will be disassembled before the current fiscal year ends in March 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant conveyor belt in tsunami-ravaged northern Japan city ends role

A giant conveyor belt lies still upon completion of its mission of carrying earth and sand in the tsunami-ravaged northeastern Japanese city of Rikuzentakata on Sept. 15, 2015. The lone "miracle pine tree" that has survived the 2011 tsunami disaster stands in the foreground. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugged path for shop owners at temporary malls in tsunami-hit towns

Yoshiya Kasai, head of the board of directors of the Sanriku Saiko shopping mall association, points to a map of a newly opened shopping street in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, during an interview on Aug. 10, 2015. Eight stores from a temporary shopping arcade relocated to the new mall, but business prospects remain uncertain as it is unclear how many evacuated residents will move back to the tsunami-ravaged area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tree-planting drive in tsunami-hit Miyagi spawns hope for fresh greenery

A sprouting Japanese black pine seedling grows at a nursery in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 10, 2015. After two years at the nursery, this and other pine trees will be transplanted to the northeastern city's tsunami-ravaged coastline to form seaside protection forests. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tree-planting drive in tsunami-hit Miyagi spawns hope for fresh greenery

Japanese black pine trees planted along the tsunami-ravaged coastline of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, to form seaside protection forests are seen from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 12, 2015, more than four years after the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsunami-hit landmark in north Japan to be publicly owned until 2031

A tsunami-ravaged building once used as a disaster prevention center in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, is seen from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 18, 2015. The town office has agreed to transfer the ownership of the symbolic ruins from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster to the prefectural government until March 2031. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st of GSDF aid teams to Indonesia returns to Japan

NARITA, Japan - A 44-member emergency aid group from the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force returned to Narita airport on March 7 after a relief mission in Indonesia's tsunami-ravaged Banda Aceh Province. (Kyodo)

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Rainbow origami cranes from world cheer up tsunami-ravaged city

MINAMISANRIKU, JAPAN - Volunteers display origami cranes sent from across Japan and overseas along a wall by a national road in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefectures, on March 10, 2012, one day before the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake-tsunami disaster that ravaged the town and other areas in northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Italians join forces to help tsunami-ravaged city

TOKYO, Japan - Elio Orsara (R), the owner chef of Tokyo restaurant ''Elio Locanda Italiana,'' and other volunteer workers for the charity campaign ''Italians in Japan for the rebirth of Tohoku region,'' offer pasta free of charge to victims of the March 11 killer quake and tsunami at an evacuation center in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on May 8, 2011, at an event called ''Domenica Italiana'' (Italian Sunday). (Photo provided by MS Japan Service Co.)(PHOTO NOT FOR SALE)(Kyodo)

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Handwritten newspaper in tsunami-hit Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Hiroyuki Takeuchi, editor-in-chief of the daily Ishinomaki Hibi Shimbun, shows a handwritten copy of the ''wall paper'' in its office in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 20, 2011. The company's handwritten newspapers were posted at shelters and convenience stores for six days after the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and ensuing tsunami ravaged the city. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami-ravaged school in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - A classroom of Nakano Elementary School in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, is left ravaged by the March 11 quake and tsunami on March 23, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami-ravaged area in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - The Arahama coastal area of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, is left ravaged by the March 11 quake and tsunami on March 29, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Brewers' Saito shaken by Japan's largest quake

MARYVALE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Takashi Saito is seen after a practice session in Maryvale, Arizona, on March 12, 2011. Saito, who hails from the earthquake- and tsunami-ravaged region of Sendai in northeastern Japan, was visibly shaken by the reports following Japan's largest-ever recorded quake. (Kyodo)

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Cleanup work continues in village hit by nuke disaster

IITATE, Japan - Men engage in decontamination work along a national highway in an evacuation area in Iitate village, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sept. 10, 2014, on the eve of the day marking three and a half years since a massive earthquake and tsunami ravaged northeastern Japan in 2011 and crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster. (Kyodo)

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Hometown specialty stores in Ginza

TOKYO, Japan - A woman purchases a bottle of Japanese sake from the tsunami-ravaged city of Kamaishi at a fair held in a local specialty shop in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2011. The Iwate Ginga Plaza is among more than a dozen ''furusato (hometown) antenna shops'' in the Ginza area that promote unique regional foods and cultures. (Kyodo)

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Akie Abe

Akie Abe, the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in this photo taken March 11, 2017, visits the tsunami-ravaged Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on the sixth anniversary of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear triple disasters that hit northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo