100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People hold up a rainbow-colored flag stretching over 100 meters in the Utatsu district in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Nov. 11, 2011, marking eight months since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region. The flag was created by putting together some 50 2-meter by 2-meter flags bearing messages expressing hope for reconstruction of the area, written by people in Japan and abroad, in an act of continued support organized by a volunteer group.

100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People hold a rainbow-colored flag stretching over 100 meters in the Utatsu district in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Nov. 11, 2011, marking eight months since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region. The flag was created by putting together some 50 2-meter by 2-meter flags bearing messages expressing hope for reconstruction of the area, written by people in Japan and abroad, in an act of continued support organized by a volunteer group.

100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - A rainbow-colored flag stretching over 100 meters is laid on the ground in the Utatsu district in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Nov. 11, 2011, marking eight months since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region. The flag was created by putting together some 50 2-meter by 2-meter flags bearing messages expressing hope for reconstruction of the area, written by people in Japan and abroad, in an act of continued support organized by a volunteer group.

100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People hold up a rainbow-colored flag stretching over 100 meters in the Utatsu district in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Nov. 11, 2011, marking eight months since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region. The flag was created by putting together some 50 2-meter by 2-meter flags bearing messages expressing hope for reconstruction of the area, written by people in Japan and abroad, in an act of continued support organized by a volunteer group. (Kyodo)

100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People hold a rainbow-colored flag stretching over 100 meters in the Utatsu district in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Nov. 11, 2011, marking eight months since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region. The flag was created by putting together some 50 2-meter by 2-meter flags bearing messages expressing hope for reconstruction of the area, written by people in Japan and abroad, in an act of continued support organized by a volunteer group. (Kyodo)

100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - A rainbow-colored flag stretching over 100 meters is laid on the ground in the Utatsu district in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Nov. 11, 2011, marking eight months since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region. The flag was created by putting together some 50 2-meter by 2-meter flags bearing messages expressing hope for reconstruction of the area, written by people in Japan and abroad, in an act of continued support organized by a volunteer group. (Kyodo)