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Japan: M7.5 Quake Leaves Damage to Ancestral Tablet Hall in Aomori

A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the east coast of Aomori Prefecture in northeast Japan around 11:15 p.m. on Monday, December 8, injuring dozens of people and prompting immediate tsunami warnings and evacuation orders. This video shows damage to an ancestral tablet hall at a temple in Mutsu, northern Aomori, the following morning.

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Temple holds rite for unclaimed spirit tablets

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - A Buddhist priest holds a memorial service for some 400 spirit tablets unclaimed after the 2011 tsunami at the Seitai-ji temple in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 8, 2014. The temple is keeping the tablets recovered from debris following the disaster.

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Temple holds rite for unclaimed spirit tablets

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - A Buddhist priest holds a memorial service for some 400 spirit tablets unclaimed after the 2011 tsunami at the Seitai-ji temple in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 8, 2014. The temple is keeping the tablets recovered from debris following the disaster. (Kyodo)