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Emperor, empress visit apple orchard in Aomori Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit an apple orchard in the city of Kuroishi, Aomori Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2014. The imperial couple are in the northern Japanese prefecture on a two-day private stay to inspect the reconstruction situation following the 2011 devastating quake and tsunami. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)

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Emperor, empress visit apple orchard in Aomori Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko pick an apple from a tree at an apple orchard in the city of Kuroishi, Aomori Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2014. The imperial couple are in the northern Japanese prefecture on a two-day private stay to inspect the reconstruction situation following the 2011 devastating quake and tsunami. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)

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Stone monument describing tsunami terror unveiled

MORIOKA, Japan - A stone monument with an engraving of a poem describing the terror of a tsunami is unveiled in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 17, 2014. Poet Yoshi Tabata, standing by the monument, experienced the two devastating tsunami that hit the northeastern Japan region in 1933 and 2011.

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Tsunami-damaged railways

MORIOKA, Japan - Sanriku Railway Co. President Masahiko Mochizuki (C) holds a press conference in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2014. The railway operator will fully resume services on its two railway lines in Iwate Prefecture in April 2014, three years after the devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Monument for eternal memory of tsunami

OTSUCHI, Japan - Yusaku Yoshida (L), a 16-year-old high school student in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, and Tadayoshi Oguni, deputy chief of the Ando district neighborhood association, stand in front of a wooden monument Yoshida erected on a hill there on March 11, 2013 to indefinitely remember the devastating tsunami that hit the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku exactly two years earlier.

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Imperial couple visit Fukushima Pref.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Emperor Akihito talks with evacuees at an evacuation center in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 11, 2011, two months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan that triggered the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The imperial couple flew to evacuation centers in the cities of Soma and Fukushima by helicopter to show their support for people affected by the disaster. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress visit disaster-hit Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (R) and Empress Michiko (C) arrive at a gymnasium in Fukushima, which is serving as an evacuation center, on May 11, 2011, two months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan followed by quake-triggered radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The couple met with evacuees of the disaster and the nuclear crisis to show support.

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2 months on after disaster

KESENNUMA, Japan - A woman (R), near a charred ship in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, looks for remains of a stone wall of her parents' home on May 11, 2011, two months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan. ''The ocean raised our family, so I cannot hate it, but I can't accept what happened yet,'' the woman said.

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2 months on after disaster

SENDAI, Japan - An area in the city of Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture is still covered with rubble in the early morning of May 11, 2011, two months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan.

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2 months on after disaster

SENDAI, Japan - An area in the city of Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture is still covered with rubble in the early morning of May 11, 2011, two months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan.

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Doctor in disaster area among TIME's 100 influential people

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Takeshi Kanno, a 31-year-old doctor who was on duty at a public hospital in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, when a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit the town on March 11, 2011. TIME magazine on April 21, 2011, named the doctor in its list of this year's 100 most influential people in the world. Kanno helped move patients at his hospital to the highest floor immediately after hearing the tsunami alert and over the next two days stayed with them until the last patient had been rescued.

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French President Sarkozy in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - French President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 31, 2011, after meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan. The two agreed to cooperate in crafting new international nuclear safety standards by the end of 2011, following the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant triggered by the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Japanese PM Kan at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during a press conference at his office in Tokyo on March 31, 2011, after meeting with visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The two agreed to cooperate in crafting new international nuclear safety standards by the end of 2011, following the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant triggered by the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Emperor, empress visit disaster-hit Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (R, back) and Empress Michiko (L, back) are greeted by Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato (L) upon arrival at Fukushima airport on May 11, 2011, two months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan followed by quake-triggered radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The couple met with evacuees of the disaster and the nuclear crisis to show support. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Imperial couple visit Fukushima Pref.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Emperor Akihito talks with evacuees at an evacuation center in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 11, 2011, two months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan that triggered the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The imperial couple flew to evacuation centers in the cities of Soma and Fukushima by helicopter to show their support for people affected by the disaster. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Emperor, empress visit disaster-hit Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (R) and Empress Michiko (C) arrive at a gymnasium in Fukushima, which is serving as an evacuation center, on May 11, 2011, two months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan followed by quake-triggered radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The couple met with evacuees of the disaster and the nuclear crisis to show support. (Kyodo)

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2 months on after disaster

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Yu Sasaki walks to a car to be driven by his mother to an elementary school in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, in the morning on May 11, 2011, two months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan. Yu's house still lacks electricity and running water. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Imperial couple visit Fukushima Pref.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - CORRECTING NAME OF A CITY Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) exchanges words with an evacuee at an evacuation center in Fukushima city on May 11, 2011, two months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan which triggered the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato (3rd from R) accompanied the emperor. The imperial couple flew in to evacuation centers in the city and Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, by helicopter to show their support for people affected by the disaster. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Imperial couple visit Fukushima Pref.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - CORRECTING NAME OF A CITY Empress Michiko (L) talks with evacuees at an evacuation center in Fukushima city on May 11, 2011, two months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan which triggered the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The imperial couple flew in to evacuation centers in the city and Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, by helicopter to show their support for people affected by the disaster. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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2 months on after disaster

KESENNUMA, Japan - A woman (R), near a charred ship in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, looks for remains of a stone wall of her parents' home on May 11, 2011, two months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan. ''The ocean raised our family, so I cannot hate it, but I can't accept what happened yet,'' the woman said. (Kyodo)

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2 months on after disaster

YAMADA, Japan - Tatsuro Yamane prays for his missing grandchild after offering flowers at a location where his house once stood in the town of Yamada in Iwate Prefecture, on May 11, 2011, two months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan. His grandchild was visiting him at the time of the disaster. (Kyodo)

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2 months on after disaster

SENDAI, Japan - An area in the city of Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture is still covered with rubble in the early morning of May 11, 2011, two months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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2 months on after disaster

SENDAI, Japan - An area in the city of Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture is still covered with rubble in the early morning of May 11, 2011, two months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Doctor in disaster area among TIME's 100 influential people

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Takeshi Kanno, a 31-year-old doctor who was on duty at a public hospital in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, when a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit the town on March 11, 2011. TIME magazine on April 21, 2011, named the doctor in its list of this year's 100 most influential people in the world. Kanno helped move patients at his hospital to the highest floor immediately after hearing the tsunami alert and over the next two days stayed with them until the last patient had been rescued. (Kyodo)

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Japanese PM Kan at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during a press conference at his office in Tokyo on March 31, 2011, after meeting with visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The two agreed to cooperate in crafting new international nuclear safety standards by the end of 2011, following the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant triggered by the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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French President Sarkozy in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - French President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 31, 2011, after meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan. The two agreed to cooperate in crafting new international nuclear safety standards by the end of 2011, following the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant triggered by the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Emperor, empress visit apple orchard in Aomori Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko pick an apple from a tree at an apple orchard in the city of Kuroishi, Aomori Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2014. The imperial couple are in the northern Japanese prefecture on a two-day private stay to inspect the reconstruction situation following the 2011 devastating quake and tsunami. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)(Kyodo)

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Stone monument describing tsunami terror unveiled

MORIOKA, Japan - A stone monument with an engraving of a poem describing the terror of a tsunami is unveiled in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 17, 2014. Poet Yoshi Tabata, standing by the monument, experienced the two devastating tsunami that hit the northeastern Japan region in 1933 and 2011. (Kyodo)