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[Breaking News]Fireworks launched for victims of March 2011 disaster

OTSUCHI, Japan, Aug. 15 Kyodo - Fireworks are set off in Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture on Aug. 15, 2025, in memory of those killed in the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster that devastated the northeastern Japan town. (Kyodo)

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Fireworks launched for victims of March 2011 disaster

Fireworks launched for victims of March 2011 disaster

Fireworks are set off in Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture on Aug. 15, 2025, in memory of those killed in the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster that devastated the northeastern Japan town.

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Fireworks launched for victims of March 2011 disaster

Fireworks launched for victims of March 2011 disaster

Fireworks are set off in Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture on Aug. 15, 2025, in memory of those killed in the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster that devastated the northeastern Japan town.

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Fireworks launched for victims of March 2011 disaster

Fireworks launched for victims of March 2011 disaster

Fireworks are set off in Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture on Aug. 15, 2025, in memory of those killed in the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster that devastated the northeastern Japan town.

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Fireworks launched for victims of March 2011 disaster

Fireworks launched for victims of March 2011 disaster

Fireworks are set off in Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture on Aug. 15, 2025, in memory of those killed in the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster that devastated the northeastern Japan town.

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Disaster recovery exhibition at Osaka expo

OSAKA, Japan, May 20 Kyodo - Turin Olympics figure skating gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa (far R) pitches fishery foods at a just-opened exhibition at the World Exposition in Osaka on May 19, 2025, highlighting the recovery of three northeastern Japan prefectures severely affected by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)

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Disaster recovery exhibition at Osaka expo

Disaster recovery exhibition at Osaka expo

Visitors watch a movie at the World Exhibition in Osaka on May 19, 2025, as an exhibition highlighting recovery of the three northeastern Japan prefectures severely affected by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster begins the same day.

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Disaster recovery exhibition at Osaka expo

Disaster recovery exhibition at Osaka expo

An exhibit shows the height of the tsunami that hit northeastern Japan in March 2011 as an exhibition highlighting the recovery of the three prefectures severely affected by the earthquake-tsunami disaster begins at the World Exposition in Osaka on May 19, 2025.

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Disaster recovery exhibition at Osaka expo

Disaster recovery exhibition at Osaka expo

Turin Olympics figure skating gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa (2nd from R) poses in front of a "digital monument" at the World Exposition in Osaka on May 19, 2025, as an exhibition highlighting the recovery of the three northeastern Japan prefectures severely affected by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster begins the same day. Shown on the screen is the "Miracle Pine," the only tree that survived in a coastal forest flattened by tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture.

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Disaster recovery exhibition at Osaka expo

Disaster recovery exhibition at Osaka expo

Turin Olympics figure skating gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa (far R) pitches fishery foods at a just-opened exhibition at the World Exposition in Osaka on May 19, 2025, highlighting the recovery of three northeastern Japan prefectures severely affected by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster.

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Disaster recovery exhibition at Osaka expo

Disaster recovery exhibition at Osaka expo

Turin Olympics figure skating gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa (2nd from L) poses for a photo during the opening ceremony of an exhibition at the World Exposition in Osaka on May 19, 2025, highlighting the recovery of the three northeastern Japan prefectures severely affected by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

A former local government-run facility in the Miyagi Prefecture town of Minamisanriku is illuminated on March 10, 2025, the eve of the 14th anniversary of the earthquake-tsunami disaster that devastated northeastern Japan. The building, reduced to a skeleton, is preserved as an architectural relic to commemorate the victims and pass on the lessons of the disaster to future generations.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

A former local government-run facility in the Miyagi Prefecture town of Minamisanriku is illuminated on March 10, 2025, the eve of the 14th anniversary of the earthquake-tsunami disaster that devastated northeastern Japan. The building, reduced to a skeleton, is preserved as an architectural relic to commemorate the victims and pass on the lessons of the disaster to future generations.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

A former local government-run facility in the Miyagi Prefecture town of Minamisanriku is illuminated on March 10, 2025, the eve of the 14th anniversary of the earthquake-tsunami disaster that devastated northeastern Japan. The building, reduced to a skeleton, is preserved as an architectural relic to commemorate the victims and pass on the lessons of the disaster to future generations.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

A former local government-run facility in the Miyagi Prefecture town of Minamisanriku is illuminated on March 10, 2025, the eve of the 14th anniversary of the earthquake-tsunami disaster that devastated northeastern Japan. The building, reduced to a skeleton, is preserved as an architectural relic to commemorate the victims and pass on the lessons of the disaster to future generations.

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20th anniv. of Sumatra earthquake-tsunami disaster

20th anniv. of Sumatra earthquake-tsunami disaster

Photo taken on Dec. 25, 2024, shows a coastal residential area in Banda Aceh on the Indonesian island of Sumatra that was rebuilt after the Dec. 26, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake-tsunami disaster that killed around 230,000 people.

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20th anniv. of Sumatra earthquake-tsunami disaster

20th anniv. of Sumatra earthquake-tsunami disaster

Photo taken on Dec. 25, 2024, shows a coastal residential area in Banda Aceh on the Indonesian island of Sumatra that was rebuilt after the Dec. 26, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake-tsunami disaster that killed around 230,000 people.

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20th anniv. of Sumatra earthquake-tsunami disaster

20th anniv. of Sumatra earthquake-tsunami disaster

Photo shows a mosque in Banda Aceh and the cityscape on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, on Dec. 25, 2024, a day ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean earthquake-tsunami disaster that claimed around 230,000 lives.

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20th anniv. of Sumatra earthquake-tsunami disaster

20th anniv. of Sumatra earthquake-tsunami disaster

Photo shows a mosque in Banda Aceh on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, on Dec. 25, 2024, a day ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean earthquake-tsunami disaster that claimed around 230,000 lives.

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[Breaking News]1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

SENDAI, Japan, Oct. 29 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News plane on Oct. 24, 2024, shows the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture. The plant's No. 2 reactor is expected to restart on Oct. 29, marking the first resumption of a nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster hit the region. (Kyodo)

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Onagawa No. 2 nuclear reactor restarts in northeastern Japan

Onagawa No. 2 nuclear reactor restarts in northeastern Japan

Officials at the Onagawa nuclear power plant are engaged in the operation to restart the No. 2 reactor at the complex in Miyagi Prefecture on Oct. 29, 2024. It marked the first reactor restart in northeastern Japan since the region was affected by the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster, which triggered the Fukushima nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)

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Protest against restart of Japan's nuclear reactor

Protest against restart of Japan's nuclear reactor

People stage a protest in the town of Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2024, ahead of the restart of the No. 2 unit of the Onagawa nuclear plant (seen in the background), which was damaged by the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. It will be the first time a nuclear reactor has been restarted in the region since the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Protest against restart of Japan's nuclear reactor

Protest against restart of Japan's nuclear reactor

People stage a protest in the town of Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2024, ahead of the restart of the No. 2 unit of the Onagawa nuclear plant (seen in the background), which was damaged by the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. It will be the first time a nuclear reactor has been restarted in the region since the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

Photo taken on Oct. 24, 2024, shows the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The plant's No. 2 reactor is expected to restart on Oct. 29, marking the first resumption of a nuclear reactor in the region since it was hit by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster.

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CORRECTED: 1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

CORRECTED: 1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

Photo taken on Oct. 24, 2024, shows the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture. The plant's No. 2 reactor is expected to restart on Oct. 29, marking the first resumption of a nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster hit the region.

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CORRECTED: 1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

CORRECTED: 1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Oct. 24, 2024, shows the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture. The plant's No. 2 reactor is expected to restart on Oct. 29, marking the first resumption of a nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster hit the region.

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CORRECTED: 1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

CORRECTED: 1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Oct. 24, 2024, shows the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture. The plant's No. 2 reactor is expected to restart on Oct. 29, marking the first resumption of a nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster hit the region.

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CORRECTED: 1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

CORRECTED: 1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Oct. 24, 2024, shows the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture. The plant's No. 2 reactor is expected to restart on Oct. 29, marking the first resumption of a nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster hit the region.

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Protest against restart of Japan's nuclear reactor

Protest against restart of Japan's nuclear reactor

People stage a protest in the town of Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2024, ahead of the restart of the No. 2 unit of the Onagawa nuclear plant in the town, which was damaged by the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. It will be the first time a nuclear reactor has been restarted in the area since the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Cycling event in tsunami-hit region

Cycling event in tsunami-hit region

Tour de Tohoku competitors ride in Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 15, 2024. The annual cycling event aims to support recovery from the earthquake-tsunami disaster that hit the region in March 2011.

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Cycling event in tsunami-hit region

Cycling event in tsunami-hit region

Tour de Tohoku competitors start their race in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 15, 2024. The annual cycling event aims to support recovery from the earthquake-tsunami disaster that hit the region in March 2011.

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Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai

Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai

Performers of Akita Prefecture's Kanto festival troupe hold up poles decorated with paper lanterns as they march through a street of downtown Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture during the Tohoku Kizuna Festival on June 9, 2024. The event features parades involving six northeastern Japan prefectures, with the aim of revitalizing the region following the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster.

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Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai

Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai

Dancers of Miyagi Prefecture's Sendai Suzume Odori (sparrow dance) troupe march through a street during the Tohoku Kizuna Festival in the prefecture's capital Sendai on June 9, 2024. The event features parades involving six northeastern Japan prefectures, with the aim of revitalizing the region following the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster.

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Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai

Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai

Performers of Iwate Prefecture's the Morioka Sansa dance festival troupe fill a street of downtown Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture during the Tohoku Kizuna Festival on June 9, 2024. The event features parades involving six northeastern Japan prefectures, with the aim of revitalizing the region following the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster.

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Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai

Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai

People of Fukushima Prefecture's Waraji festival group parade through a street carrying a gigantic waraji straw sandal during the Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 9, 2024. The event features parades involving six northeastern Japan prefectures, with the aim of revitalizing the region following the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster.

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Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai

Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai

Dancers of Yamagata Prefecture's Hanagasa festival troupe fill a street of downtown Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture during the Tohoku Kizuna Festival on June 9, 2024. The event features parades involving six northeastern Japan prefectures, with the aim of revitalizing the region following the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster.

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Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai

Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai

A colorful paper lantern float from Aomori Prefecture's Nebuta summer festival is paraded through a street during the Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 9, 2024. The event features parades involving six northeastern Japan prefectures, with the aim of revitalizing the region following the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People look at lanterns placed at Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated the country's northeast. A total of 74 students and 10 teachers and officials from the school died or went missing when it was engulfed by the tsunami.

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Figure skating star Hanyu in interview

Figure skating star Hanyu in interview

Two-time figure skating Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu gives an interview in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai on March 11, 2024, on the occasion of the 13th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated the country's northeast.

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Figure skating star Hanyu in interview

Figure skating star Hanyu in interview

Two-time figure skating Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu gives an interview in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai on March 11, 2024, on the occasion of the 13th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated the country's northeast.

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Figure skating star Hanyu in interview

Figure skating star Hanyu in interview

Two-time figure skating Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu gives an interview in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai on March 11, 2024, on the occasion of the 13th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated the country's northeast.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People look at lanterns placed at Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated the country's northeast. A total of 74 students and 10 teachers and officials from the school died or went missing when it was engulfed by the tsunami.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People look at lanterns placed at Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated the country's northeast. A total of 74 students and 10 teachers and officials from the school died or went missing when it was engulfed by the tsunami.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (3rd from L) offers a silent prayer on March 11, 2024, at a ceremony in the northeastern Japan city of Fukushima marking the 13th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated the country's northeast.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the press on March 11, 2024, after attending a ceremony in the northeastern Japan city of Fukushima marking the 13th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated the country's northeast.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the press on March 11, 2024, after attending a ceremony in the northeastern Japan city of Fukushima marking the 13th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated the country's northeast.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the press on March 11, 2024, after attending a ceremony in the northeastern Japan city of Fukushima marking the 13th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated the country's northeast.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech on March 11, 2024, at a ceremony in the northeastern Japan city of Fukushima marking the 13th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated the country's northeast.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech on March 11, 2024, at a ceremony in the northeastern Japan city of Fukushima marking the 13th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated the country's northeast.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech on March 11, 2024, at a ceremony in the northeastern Japan city of Fukushima marking the 13th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated the country's northeast.

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