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Ukrainian police in Fukushima

Senior police officials from Ukraine (L) observe a moment of silence on July 13, 2023, at the site of the former Ukedo Elementary School in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Namie, preserved to keep alive the memory of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami which occurred in northeastern Japan. The Ukrainian officials are in Japan for a training program on identifying the war dead, utilizing skills acquired by the Japanese police when conducting mass autopsies after the disaster.

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Ukrainian police in Fukushima

Senior police officials from Ukraine visit the site of the former Ukedo Elementary School in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Namie on July 13, 2023, preserved to keep alive the memory of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan. The Ukrainian officials are in Japan for a training program on ways to identify the war dead, utilizing skills acquired by Japanese police when conducting mass autopsies after the disaster. (Pool photo)

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Ukrainian police in Fukushima

Senior police officials from Ukraine visit the site of the former Ukedo Elementary School in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Namie on July 13, 2023, preserved to keep alive the memory of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan. The Ukrainian officials are in Japan for a training program on ways to identify the war dead, utilizing skills acquired by Japanese police when conducting mass autopsies after the disaster. (Pool photo)

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Ukrainian police in Fukushima

Senior police officials from Ukraine visit the site of the former Ukedo Elementary School in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Namie on July 13, 2023, preserved to keep alive the memory of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan. The Ukrainian officials are in Japan for a training program on ways to identify the war dead, utilizing skills acquired by Japanese police when conducting mass autopsies after the disaster. (Pool photo)

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Search for missing in disaster-hit Fukushima Pref.

NAMIE, Japan - Fukushima prefectural police officers search for clues of people missing since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster at Ukedo elementary school in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 11, 2014.

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Search for missing in disaster-hit Fukushima Pref.

NAMIE, Japan - Fukushima prefectural police officers search for clues to the whereabouts of remains of people missing since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster at Ukedo elementary school in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 11, 2014.

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Tsunami-hit Fukushima school opens as memorial to 2011 tragedy

An elementary school in northeastern Japan opened on Sunday as a memorial to those impacted by the massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster and subsequent Fukushima nuclear crisis, with its mission to pass on lessons learned from the tragedy. Ukedo Elementary School, run by the town of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, is the first memorial in the prefecture that preserves buildings in their damaged state. Located 300 meters from the coast, the municipal school was hit by a 15-meter-high tsunami. A total of 95 students, teachers and employees who were at the school when the quake struck survived after fleeing to higher ground.

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Tsunami-hit Fukushima school opens as memorial to 2011 tragedy

People visit Ukedo Elementary School, run by the 2011 tsunami-hit town of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 24, 2021. It is the first building in the prefecture preserved in its damaged state to serve as a memorial to the disaster.

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Tsunami-hit Fukushima school opens as memorial to 2011 tragedy

Photo taken Oct. 18, 2021, from a drone shows Ukedo Elementary School, run by the 2011 tsunami-hit town of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. It is the first building in the prefecture preserved in its damaged state to serve as a memorial to the disaster.

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Tsunami-hit Fukushima school opens as memorial to 2011 tragedy

Photo taken Oct. 18, 2021, from a drone shows Ukedo Elementary School, run by the 2011 tsunami-hit town of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. It is the first building in the prefecture preserved in its damaged state to serve as a memorial to the disaster.

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Tsunami-hit Fukushima school opens as memorial to 2011 tragedy

Photo taken Oct. 18, 2021, from a drone shows Ukedo Elementary School, run by the 2011 tsunami-hit town of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, It is the first building in the prefecture preserved in its damaged state to serve as a memorial to the disaster. The clock stopped at the time the deadly tsunami hit.

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Tsunami-hit Fukushima school opens as memorial to 2011 tragedy

People visit Ukedo Elementary School, run by the 2011 tsunami-hit town of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 24, 2021. It is the first building in the prefecture preserved in its damaged state to serve as a memorial to the disaster.

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Tsunami-hit Fukushima school opens as memorial to 2011 tragedy

People visit Ukedo Elementary School, run by the 2011 tsunami-hit town of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 24, 2021. It is the first building in the prefecture preserved in its damaged state to serve as a memorial to the disaster.

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Tsunami-hit Fukushima school opens as memorial to 2011 tragedy

Photo taken Oct. 18, 2021, from a drone shows Ukedo Elementary School, run by the 2011 tsunami-hit town of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. It is the first building in the prefecture preserved in its damaged state to serve as a memorial to the disaster.

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Tsunami-hit Fukushima school opens as memorial to 2011 tragedy

Photo taken Oct. 18, 2021, from a drone shows Ukedo Elementary School, run by the town of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. It is the first building in the prefecture preserved in its damaged state to serve as a memorial to the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. A plate showing the height of the tsunami has been attached to the school building.

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Search for missing in disaster-hit Fukushima Pref.

NAMIE, Japan - Fukushima prefectural police officers search for clues of people missing since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster at Ukedo elementary school in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 11, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami-hit school in northeastern Japan

Ukedo elementary school in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Namie is shown to the media on Sept. 4, 2020, ahead of the start of conservation work so the building, which was hit by the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan, can be displayed safely to the public. A government evacuation order was placed on the entire town following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster until March 2017 when it was lifted in part of the town that includes the elementary school.

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Tsunami-hit school in northeastern Japan

Ukedo elementary school in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Namie is shown to the media on Sept. 4, 2020, ahead of the start of conservation work so the building, which was hit by the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan, can be displayed safely to the public. A government evacuation order was placed on the entire town following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster until March 2017 when it was lifted in part of the town that includes the elementary school.

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Tsunami-hit school in northeastern Japan

Ukedo elementary school in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Namie is shown to the media on Sept. 4, 2020, ahead of the start of conservation work so the building, which was hit by the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan, can be displayed safely to the public. A government evacuation order was placed on the entire town following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster until March 2017 when it was lifted in part of the town that includes the elementary school.

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Tsunami-hit school in northeastern Japan

Ukedo elementary school in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Namie is shown to the media on Sept. 4, 2020, ahead of the start of conservation work so the building, which was hit by the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan, can be displayed safely to the public. A government evacuation order was placed on the entire town following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster until March 2017 when it was lifted in part of the town that includes the elementary school.

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Tsunami-hit school in northeastern Japan

Ukedo elementary school in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Namie is shown to the media on Sept. 4, 2020, ahead of the start of conservation work so the building, which was hit by the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan, can be displayed safely to the public. A government evacuation order was placed on the entire town following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster until March 2017 when it was lifted in part of the town that includes the elementary school.