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No-go zones in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - The hands of a clock on the outside of a hair salon in a no-go zone in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, in January 2014 remain frozen at 2:46 p.m., the time that a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. The quake and a subsequent massive tsunami triggered meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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No-go zones in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - The kitchen of a house in a no-go zone in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, remains littered with utensils in the aftermath of a magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, in this photo taken in November 2013, about two and a half years after the disaster. The ceiling appears to have been damaged by a roof leak and there is evidence that rats have been in the kitchen. The quake and a subsequent massive tsunami triggered meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Interfaith memorial event in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Rev. T. Kenjitsu Nakagaki (3rd from L), a Japanese Buddhist priest based in New York, and other leaders from major religions including Shintoism, Christianity, Judaism and Islam, offer silent prayers on March 11, 2012, at a park in New York, at 2:46 p.m., the local time in Japan when the magnitude-9.0 quake hit the northeastern part of the country a year earlier, at a memorial event for the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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TEPCO employees on 1st anniv. of tsunami

TOKYO, Japan - Employees of Tokyo Electric Power Co. observe a moment of silence at the company's head office in Tokyo at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2012, the same time the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan exactly a year ago. The quake and ensuing massive tsunami triggered nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant operated by the company.

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Miyagi's largest aftershock

SENDAI, Japan - A man holds his head in his hands shortly after northeastern Japan was struck by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake, the strongest aftershock since the March 11, 2011 magnitude 9.0 quake, at a lobby of the Miyagi prefectural government office building in Sendai in the early hours of April 8, 2011.

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Kan speaks on disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks in a nationally televised address a week after a magnitude 9.0 quake and tsunami hit Japan at his office in Tokyo on March 18, 2011. Kan said that Japan's nuclear crisis still does not warrant optimism.

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Japan megaquake

KESENNUMA, Japan - Aerial photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows debris swept up by a tsunami and damaged buildings in an inundated area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011, a day after a magnitude 9.0 quake struck northeastern Japan.

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Japan megaquake

KESENNUMA, Japan - Aerial photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows debris swept up by a tsunami and damaged buildings in an inundated area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011, a day after a magnitude 9.0 quake struck northeastern Japan.

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Japan megaquake

KESENNUMA, Japan - Black smoke rises from fires in the tsunami-hit city of Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture on March 12, 2011, a day after a magnitude 9.0 quake struck northeastern Japan.

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Japan mourns 2011 tsunami victims in ceremony

Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko join other participants in a state-sponsored memorial service in offering silent prayers at the National Theatre in Tokyo on March 11, 2016, the fifth anniversary of a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and ensuing massive tsunami. The moment of silence was observed at 2:46 p.m., the time the quake struck five years ago, triggering the killer wave. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Miyagi's largest aftershock

SENDAI, Japan - A man holds his head in his hands shortly after northeastern Japan was struck by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake, the strongest aftershock since the March 11, 2011 magnitude 9.0 quake, at a lobby of the Miyagi prefectural government office building in Sendai in the early hours of April 8, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Kan speaks on disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks in a nationally televised address a week after a magnitude 9.0 quake and tsunami hit Japan at his office in Tokyo on March 18, 2011. Kan said that Japan's nuclear crisis still does not warrant optimism. (Kyodo)

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Woman in Otsuchi

OFUNATO, Japan - An elderly woman cleans up debris in an area where her house used to stand in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on March 15, 2011, after northeastern Japan was devastated by a magnitude 9.0 quake and massive tsunami on March 15. (Kyodo)

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Japan earthquake aftermath

YAMADA, Japan - A man draws out gasoline from his damaged car, which has been swept upside down by tsunami in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on March 14, 2011, after a magnitude 9.0 quake struck northeastern Japan on March 11. (Kyodo)

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Japan megaquake

KESENNUMA, Japan - Aerial photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows debris swept up by a tsunami and damaged buildings in an inundated area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011, a day after a magnitude 9.0 quake struck northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japan megaquake

KESENNUMA, Japan - Black smoke rises from fires in the tsunami-hit city of Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture on March 12, 2011, a day after a magnitude 9.0 quake struck northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japan megaquake

KESENNUMA, Japan - Smoke rises from fires in the tsunami-hit city of Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture on March 12, 2011, a day after a magnitude 9.0 quake struck northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japan megaquake

KESENNUMA, Japan - Aerial photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows debris swept up by a tsunami and damaged buildings in an inundated area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011, a day after a magnitude 9.0 quake struck northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Interfaith memorial event in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Rev. T. Kenjitsu Nakagaki (3rd from L), a Japanese Buddhist priest based in New York, and other leaders from major religions including Shintoism, Christianity, Judaism and Islam, offer silent prayers on March 11, 2012, at a park in New York, at 2:46 p.m., the local time in Japan when the magnitude-9.0 quake hit the northeastern part of the country a year earlier, at a memorial event for the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)

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TEPCO employees on 1st anniv. of tsunami

TOKYO, Japan - Employees of Tokyo Electric Power Co. observe a moment of silence at the company's head office in Tokyo at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2012, the same time the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan exactly a year ago. The quake and ensuing massive tsunami triggered nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant operated by the company. (Kyodo)

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6th anniversary of 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami

A classroom of an elementary school in the northeastern Japan town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, remains unchanged on March 9, 2017, since the time a magnitude 9.0-earthquake struck the region almost six years ago on March 11, 2011, prompting pupils to evacuate without their belongings. Kyodo News obtained permission from the town authorities to enter the school as the area remains a no-go zone due to radiation leaks from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant triggered by a massive tsunami that followed the quake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo