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Six Months Since March 11 National Disaster
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![September 8, 2011, Rikuzentakata, Japan - Debris and rubbles that once piled up high are almost gone as recovery and reconstruction of the town destroyed by the March 11 disaster progress in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, some 410km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 8, 2011. September 11 marks the six months since the devastating earthquake shook much of the northeastern region and swallowed up whatever the quake missed in its wake. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000lFq1CafBFIM/t/124/I0000lFq1CafBFIM.jpg)
September 8, 2011, Rikuzentakata, Japan - Debris and rubbles...
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![September 8, 2011, Rikuzentakata, Japan - Debris and rubbles that once piled up high are almost gone as recovery and reconstruction of the town destroyed by the March 11 disaster progress in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, some 410km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 8, 2011. September 11 marks the six months since the devastating earthquake shook much of the northeastern region and swallowed up whatever the quake missed in its wake. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-..](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000bNXv8Mybk5s/t/124/I0000bNXv8Mybk5s.jpg)
September 8, 2011, Rikuzentakata, Japan - Debris and rubbles...
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![September 8, 2011, Rikuzentakata, Japan - Debris and rubbles that once piled up high are almost gone as recovery and reconstruction of the town destroyed by the March 11 disaster progress in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, some 410km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 8, 2011. September 11 marks the six months since the devastating earthquake shook much of the northeastern region and swallowed up whatever the quake missed in its wake. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000szq7UbhYbsM/t/124/I0000szq7UbhYbsM.jpg)
September 8, 2011, Rikuzentakata, Japan - Debris and rubbles...
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![September 8, 2011, Rikuzentakata, Japan - Debris and rubbles that once piled up high are almost gone as recovery and reconstruction of the town destroyed by the March 11 disaster progress in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, some 410km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 8, 2011. September 11 marks the six months since the devastating earthquake shook much of the northeastern region and swallowed up whatever the quake missed in its wake. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000jkR6QmXJ.hI/t/124/I0000jkR6QmXJ.hI.jpg)
September 8, 2011, Rikuzentakata, Japan - Debris and rubbles...
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![September 8, 2011, Rikuzentakata, Japan - Debris and rubbles that once piled up high are almost gone as recovery and reconstruction of the town destroyed by the March 11 disaster progress in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, some 410km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 8, 2011. September 11 marks the six months since the devastating earthquake shook much of the northeastern region and swallowed up whatever the quake missed in its wake. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00001pqPoCgz6Fo/t/124/I00001pqPoCgz6Fo.jpg)
September 8, 2011, Rikuzentakata, Japan - Debris and rubbles...
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![September 8, 2011, Rikuzentakata, Japan - Debris and rubbles that once piled up high are almost gone as recovery and reconstruction of the town destroyed by the March 11 disaster progress in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, some 410km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 8, 2011. September 11 marks the six months since the devastating earthquake shook much of the northeastern region and swallowed up whatever the quake missed in its wake. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000zzVVGKwpqWA/t/124/I0000zzVVGKwpqWA.jpg)
September 8, 2011, Rikuzentakata, Japan - Debris and rubbles...
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![September 8, 2011, Rikuzentakata, Japan - Flowers in a jug are dried up on a levee as recovery and reconstruction of the town destroyed by the March 11 disaster progress in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, some 410km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 8, 2011. September 11 marks the six months since the devastating earthquake shook much of the northeastern region and swallowed up whatever the quake missed in its wake. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000C6AOyUN6a3E/t/124/I0000C6AOyUN6a3E.jpg)
September 8, 2011, Rikuzentakata, Japan - Flowers in a jug...
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![September 8, 2011, Kesennuma, Japan - Abandoned and recovered motor vehicles are piled up on the school yard, a temporary boneyard, in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Thursday, September 8, 2011. Kesennuma is one of the hardest-hit city in the March 11 disaster. September 11 marks the six months since the devastating earthquake shook much of the northeastern region and swallowed up whatever the quake missed in its wake. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000AWiAr4woWek/t/124/I0000AWiAr4woWek.jpg)
September 8, 2011, Kesennuma, Japan - Abandoned and recovered...
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![September 8, 2011, Kesennuma, Japan - Abandoned and recovered motor vehicles are piled up on the school yard, a temporary boneyard, in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Thursday, September 8, 2011. Kesennuma is one of the hardest-hit city in the March 11 disaster. September 11 marks the six months since the devastating earthquake shook much of the northeastern region and swallowed up whatever the quake missed in its wake. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000RcHkP9l3zq4/t/124/I0000RcHkP9l3zq4.jpg)
September 8, 2011, Kesennuma, Japan - Abandoned and recovered...
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![September 8, 2011, Minami-Sanrikucho, Japan - A small fishing boat is lost in the sea of tall grass in Minami-Sanrikucho, Miyagi Prefecture, some 395km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 8, 2011. The vessel was washed away far from the sea by the tsunami that followed a destructive earthquake on March 11. September 11 marks the six months since the devastating earthquake shook much of the northeastern region and swallowed up whatever the quake missed in its wake. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000a7P6QSe_FJw/t/124/I0000a7P6QSe_FJw.jpg)
September 8, 2011, Minami-Sanrikucho, Japan - A small fishing...
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![September 8, 2011, Minami-Sanrikucho, Japan - A small fishing boat is lost in the sea of tall grass in Minami-Sanrikucho, Miyagi Prefecture, some 395km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 8, 2011. The vessel was washed away far from the sea by the tsunami that followed a destructive earthquake on March 11. September 11 marks the six months since the devastating earthquake shook much of the northeastern region and swallowed up whatever the quake missed in its wake. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00007EylO5tkSE4/t/124/I00007EylO5tkSE4.jpg)
September 8, 2011, Minami-Sanrikucho, Japan - A small fishing...
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![September 8, 2011, Minami-Sanrikucho, Japan - It won't be long before the time of harvest comes to this tiny farming village nestled in the hills of Minami-Sanrikucho, Miyagi Prefecture, some 395km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 8, 2011. September 11 marks the six months since the devastating earthquake shook much of the northeastern region and swallowed up whatever the quake missed in its wake. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000kSea.0z2_5Q/t/124/I0000kSea.0z2_5Q.jpg)
September 8, 2011, Minami-Sanrikucho, Japan - It won't be...
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![September 8, 2011, Minami-Sanrikucho, Japan - A masked worker stands in front of a heap of debris and rubbles that needs to be removed as recovery and reconstruction progress in Minami-Sanrikucho, Miyagi Prefecture, some 395km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 8, 2011. September 11 marks the six months since the devastating earthquake shook much of the northeastern region and swallowed up whatever the quake missed in its wake. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000CkFK6astMVE/t/124/I0000CkFK6astMVE.jpg)
September 8, 2011, Minami-Sanrikucho, Japan - A masked worker...
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![September 8, 2011, Minami-Sanrikucho, Japan - A moai statue is burried in a heap of debris and rubbles that needs to be removed as recovery and reconstruction progress in Minami-Sanrikucho, Miyagi Prefecture, some 395km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 8, 2011. September 11 marks the six months since the devastating earthquake shook much of the northeastern region and swallowed up whatever the quake missed in its wake. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000xZwHatIPWDM/t/124/I0000xZwHatIPWDM.jpg)
September 8, 2011, Minami-Sanrikucho, Japan - A moai statue...
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![September 8, 2011, Minami-Sanrikucho, Japan - A floodgate destroyed by the March 11 tsunami is reinforced with sand bags as recovery and reconstruction progress in Minami-Sanrikucho, Miyagi Prefecture, some 395km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 8, 2011. September 11 marks the six months since the devastating earthquake shook much of the northeastern region and swallowed up whatever the quake missed in its wake. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000JV_6WHuujiY/t/124/I0000JV_6WHuujiY.jpg)
September 8, 2011, Minami-Sanrikucho, Japan - A floodgate...
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![September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - A lone man walks by the looming bow of Asia Symphony, a Panamanian ocean going vessel being left aground on the wharf in the port of Kamaishi , Iwate Prefecture, on April 1, 2011, top. The ship, washed ashore by tsunami on March 11, is till there six months after the earthquake hit this port city some 450km northeast of Tokyo, on Friday, September 9. Japan marks six months anniversary on September 11 of an earthquake and tsunami that have ravaged 130 kilometers along the Pacific coast in the country's northeastern region, leaving nearly 20,000 dead or missing. Six months after the nation's worst ever disaster. which also sparked a nuclear crisis, still more than 20,000 people are forced to dwell in temporary shelters and housings throughout the area. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000JED7mftmZJA/t/124/I0000JED7mftmZJA.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - A lone man walks by the...
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![September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - A lone man walks by the looming bow of Asia Symphony, a Panamanian ocean going vessel being left aground on the wharf in the port of Kamaishi , Iwate Prefecture, on April 1, 2011, top. The ship, washed ashore by tsunami on March 11, is till there six months after the earthquake hit this port city some 450km northeast of Tokyo, on Friday, September 9. Japan marks six months anniversary on September 11 of an earthquake and tsunami that have ravaged 130 kilometers along the Pacific coast in the country's northeastern region, leaving nearly 20,000 dead or missing. Six months after the nation's worst ever disaster. which also sparked a nuclear crisis, still more than 20,000 people are forced to dwell in temporary shelters and housings throughout the area. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00004dFmdPRIQd8/t/124/I00004dFmdPRIQd8.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - A lone man walks by the...
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![September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - Destroyed houses, rubbles and debris litter the residential area of Toni, near Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, 450km northeast of Tokyo, on April 2, 2011, top. Weed have grown in the same area on Friday, September 9, nearly six months after the destruction an arthquake and tsunami have caused. Japan marks sixth months anniversary on September 11 of an earthquake and tsunami that have ravaged 130 kilometers along the Pacific coast in the country's northeastern region, leaving nearly 20,000 dead or missing. Six months after the nation's worst ever disaster. which also sparked a nuclear crisis, still more than 20,000 people are forced to dwell in temporary shelters and housings throughout the area. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000TXqqhRnXXzY/t/124/I0000TXqqhRnXXzY.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - Destroyed houses,...
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![September 9, 2011, Ofunato, Japan - A washed-away fishing boat sits in the sea of debris and rubbles in Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture, 435km northeast of Tokyo, on April 2, 2011, left. The boat still sits at the same place but the litters have gone on Friday, September 9, 2011. Japan marks sixth months anniversary on September 11 of an earthquake and tsunami that have ravaged 130 kilometers along the Pacific coast in the country's northeastern region, leaving nearly 20,000 dead or missing. Six months after the nation's worst ever disaster. which also sparked a nuclear crisis, still more than 20,000 people are forced to dwell in temporary shelters and housings throughout the area. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000v29koEennsw/t/124/I0000v29koEennsw.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Ofunato, Japan - A washed-away fishing...
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![September 9, 2011, Ofunato, Japan - A canal is clogged with a heap of motor vehicles as a washed-away fishing boat sits in the background in Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture, 435km northeast of Tokyo, on April 2, 2011, left. The boat still sits at the same place but clear water runs in the cleared canal on Friday, September 9, 2011. Japan marks sixth months anniversary on September 11 of an earthquake and tsunami that have ravaged 130 kilometers along the Pacific coast in the country's northeastern region, leaving nearly 20,000 dead or missing. Six months after the nation's worst ever disaster. which also sparked a nuclear crisis, still more than 20,000 people are forced to dwell in temporary shelters and housings throughout the area. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000U05pSJEXgbQ/t/124/I0000U05pSJEXgbQ.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Ofunato, Japan - A canal is clogged with a...
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![September 9, 2011, Ofunato, Japan - An uprooted tree lies in the field of debris in Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture, 435km northeast of Tokyo, on April 2, 2011, top. Weeds have grown after all the debris were removed on Friday, September 9. Japan marks sixth months anniversary on September 11 of an earthquake and tsunami that have ravaged 130 kilometers along the Pacific coast in the country's northeastern region, leaving nearly 20,000 dead or missing. Six months after the nation's worst ever disaster. which also sparked a nuclear crisis, still more than 20,000 people are forced to dwell in temporary shelters and housings throughout the area. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Fe7gjQjNW_k/t/124/I0000Fe7gjQjNW_k.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Ofunato, Japan - An uprooted tree lies in...
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![September 9, 2011, Rikuzentakata, Japan - Two men walk through the field of debris and rubbles in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, some 410km northeast of Tokyo, on April 2, 2011, top. Debris and rubbles that once piled up high are almost gone as recovery and reconstruction of the town destroyed by the March 11 disaster progress, on Thursday, September 8. Japan marks sixth months anniversary on September 11 of an earthquake and tsunami that have ravaged 130 kilometers along the Pacific coast in the country's northeastern region, leaving nearly 20,000 dead or missing. Six months after the nation's worst ever disaster. which also sparked a nuclear crisis, still more than 20,000 people are forced to dwell in temporary shelters and housings throughout the area. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000jEFyrAB39MA/t/124/I0000jEFyrAB39MA.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Rikuzentakata, Japan - Two men walk...
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![September 9, 2011, Sendai, Japan - A light plane sits on the debris at Sendai Airport, Miyagi Prefecture, 435km northeast of Tokyo, on Monday, March 14, 2011, top. The airport, located along the Pacific coast, was flooded by a 10-meter tsunami following a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 that jolted northeastern Japanese cities on March 11. Weeds have grown in the fierld once the light plane was washed away by tsunami on Thursday, September 8. Japan marks sixth months anniversary on September 11 of an earthquake and tsunami that have ravaged 130 kilometers along the Pacific coast in the country's northeastern region, leaving nearly 20,000 dead or missing. Six months after the nation's worst ever disaster. which also sparked a nuclear crisis, still more than 20,000 people are forced to dwell in temporary shelters and housings throughout the area. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000OXLvHSDzYx0/t/124/I0000OXLvHSDzYx0.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Sendai, Japan - A light plane sits on the...
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![September 9, 2011, Sendai, Japan -Uprooted trees are stuck in front of a filling station next to a washed-away house near Sendai Airport, Miyagi prefecture, 435km northeast of Tokyo, on March 14, 2011, top. The airport, located along the Pacific coast, was flooded by a 10-meter tsunami following a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 that jolted northeastern Japanese cities on March 11. The roads around the gas station are clear of debris on Thursday, September 8. Japan marks sixth months anniversary on September 11 of an earthquake and tsunami that have ravaged 130 kilometers along the Pacific coast in the country's northeastern region, leaving nearly 20,000 dead or missing. Six months after the nation's worst ever disaster. which also sparked a nuclear crisis, still more than 20,000 people are forced to dwell in temporary shelters and housings throughout the area. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00007uDRn8O08Js/t/124/I00007uDRn8O08Js.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Sendai, Japan -Uprooted trees are stuck in...
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![September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - Minoru Ueno lives in a temporary housing in Toni, Iwate Prefecture, some 450km northeast of Tokyo, on Friday, September 9, 2011. The 76-year-old miraculously has survived tsunami that swallowed up his house following an earthquake that shook much of Japan's northeastern region on March 11, 2011. Nearly six months after the worst disaster Japan has ever experienced, recovery and reconstruction efforts has progressed in much of the northeastern region, although its still too far from what this area rich in culture and tradition once was. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000r9B2sWbqYvI/t/124/I0000r9B2sWbqYvI.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - Minoru Ueno lives in a...
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![September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - Minoru Ueno lives in a temporary housing in Toni, Iwate Prefecture, some 450km northeast of Tokyo, on Friday, September 9, 2011. The 76-year-old miraculously has survived tsunami that swallowed up his house following an earthquake that shook much of Japan's northeastern region on March 11, 2011. Nearly six months after the worst disaster Japan has ever experienced, recovery and reconstruction efforts has progressed in much of the northeastern region, although its still too far from what this area rich in culture and tradition once was. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Gvx2h5t1nY8/t/124/I0000Gvx2h5t1nY8.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - Minoru Ueno lives in a...
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![September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - Kenta Sasaki, 73, sits on a chair in a living room of his temporary housing in Toni, Iwate Prefecture, some 450km northeast of Tokyo, on Friday, September 9, 2011. Sasaki lives in the housing with 49 families from the same villager who have survived an earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. Nearly six months after the worst disaster Japan has ever experienced, recovery and reconstruction efforts has progressed in much of the northeastern region, although its still too far from what this area rich in culture and tradition once was. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000h8MZlURIT2k/t/124/I0000h8MZlURIT2k.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - Kenta Sasaki, 73, sits...
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![September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - A woman collects the laundry at a temporary housing in Toni, Iwate Prefecture, some 450km northeast of Tokyo, on Friday, September 9, 2011. She is one of survivors of an earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. Nearly six months after the worst disaster Japan has ever experienced, recovery and reconstruction efforts has progressed in much of the northeastern region, although its still too far from what this area rich in culture and tradition once was. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000or0lnQXWVMc/t/124/I0000or0lnQXWVMc.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - A woman collects the...
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![September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - Four survivors sit on a bench idly at a temporary housing in Toni, Iwate Prefecture, some 450km northeast of Tokyo, on Friday, September 9, 2011. They have survived an earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. Nearly six months after the worst disaster Japan has ever experienced, recovery and reconstruction efforts has progressed in much of the northeastern region, although its still too far from what this area rich in culture and tradition once was. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000gbqjBP_1mLo/t/124/I0000gbqjBP_1mLo.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - Four survivors sit on a...
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![September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - Minoru Ueno lives in a temporary housing in Toni, Iwate Prefecture, some 450km northeast of Tokyo, on Friday, September 9, 2011. The 76-year-old miraculously has survived tsunami that swallowed up his house following an earthquake that shook much of Japan's northeastern region on March 11, 2011. Nearly six months after the worst disaster Japan has ever experienced, recovery and reconstruction efforts has progressed in much of the northeastern region, although its still too far from what this area rich in culture and tradition once was. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000xpR_H4fCGj8/t/124/I0000xpR_H4fCGj8.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - Minoru Ueno lives in a...
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![September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - Minoru Ueno lives in a temporary housing in Toni, Iwate Prefecture, some 450km northeast of Tokyo, on Friday, September 9, 2011. The 76-year-old miraculously has survived tsunami that swallowed up his house following an earthquake that shook much of Japan's northeastern region on March 11, 2011. Nearly six months after the worst disaster Japan has ever experienced, recovery and reconstruction efforts has progressed in much of the northeastern region, although its still too far from what this area rich in culture and tradition once was. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000dcvYjhqceV0/t/124/I0000dcvYjhqceV0.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - Minoru Ueno lives in a...
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![September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - Heavy machines work on mounds of debris and rubbles at a wast-collection point in Kamaishi , Iwate Prefecture, some 450km northeast of Tokyo, on Friday, September 9, 2011. Nearly six months after the worst disaster Japan has ever experienced on March 11, 2011, recovery and reconstruction efforts has progressed in much of the northeastern region, although its still too far from what this area rich in culture and tradition once was. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000zQAIs5Z1Y5Q/t/124/I0000zQAIs5Z1Y5Q.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - Heavy machines work on...
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![September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - A truck goes by the looming bow of Asia Symphony, a Panamanian ocean going vessel being left aground on the wharf in the port of Kamaishi , Iwate Prefecture, some 450km northeast of Tokyo, on Friday, September 9, 2011. The ship was washed ashore by tsunami on March 11, 2011. Nearly six months after the worst disaster Japan has ever experienced, recovery and reconstruction efforts has progressed in much of the northeastern region, although its still too far from what this area rich in culture and tradition once was. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00006tlJKPlqFaM/t/124/I00006tlJKPlqFaM.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - A truck goes by the...
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![September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - The bow of Asia Symphony, a Panamanian ocean going vessel looms on the wharf in the port of Kamaishi , Iwate Prefecture, some 450km northeast of Tokyo, on Friday, September 9, 2011. The ship was washed ashore by tsunami on March 11, 2011. Nearly six months after the worst disaster Japan has ever experienced, recovery and reconstruction efforts has progressed in much of the northeastern region, although its still too far from what this area rich in culture and tradition once was. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000I9Xsl0WvAww/t/124/I0000I9Xsl0WvAww.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - The bow of Asia...
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![September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - Debris and rubbles brought to a waste-collection point form rows of neatly covered mounds in Kamaishi , Iwate Prefecture, some 450km northeast of Tokyo, on Friday, September 9, 2011. Nearly six months after the worst disaster Japan has ever experienced on March 11, 2011, recovery and reconstruction efforts has progressed in much of the northeastern region, although its still too far from what this area rich in culture and tradition once was. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00003BXWwgHdwVU/t/124/I00003BXWwgHdwVU.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - Debris and rubbles...
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![September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - Debris and rubbles brought to a waste-collection point form rows of neatly covered mounds in Kamaishi , Iwate Prefecture, some 450km northeast of Tokyo, on Friday, September 9, 2011. Nearly six months after the worst disaster Japan has ever experienced on March 11, 2011, recovery and reconstruction efforts has progressed in much of the northeastern region, although its still too far from what this area rich in culture and tradition once was. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000hGXY9vwGXNQ/t/124/I0000hGXY9vwGXNQ.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - Debris and rubbles...
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![September 9, 2011, Yamadamachi, Japan - Heavy machines work on a mountain of debris and rubbles at a waste-collection point in Yamadamachi, Iwate Prefecture, some 456km northeast of Tokyo on Friday, September 9, 2011. Nearly six months after the worst disaster Japan has ever experienced on March 11, 2011, recovery and reconstruction efforts has progressed in much of the northeastern region, although its still too far from what this area rich in culture and tradition once was. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000pf4BxmAoJAw/t/124/I0000pf4BxmAoJAw.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Yamadamachi, Japan - Heavy machines work...
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![September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - An abandoned fishing boat sits atop motor vehicles at a a temporary boneyard in Kamaishi , Iwate Prefecture, some 450km northeast of Tokyo, on Friday, September 9, 2011. Nearly six months after the worst disaster Japan has ever experienced on March 11, 2011, recovery and reconstruction efforts has progressed in much of the northeastern region, although its still too far from what this area rich in culture and tradition once was. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000VxLus9xBdSY/t/124/I0000VxLus9xBdSY.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Kamaishi, Japan - An abandoned fishing...
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![September 9, 2011, Yamadamachi, Japan - Heavy machines work on a mountain of debris and rubbles at a waste-collection point in Yamadamachi, Iwate Prefecture, some 456km northeast of Tokyo on Friday, September 9, 2011. Nearly six months after the worst disaster Japan has ever experienced on March 11, 2011, recovery and reconstruction efforts has progressed in much of the northeastern region, although its still too far from what this area rich in culture and tradition once was. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000xTgGk12r1fY/t/124/I0000xTgGk12r1fY.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Yamadamachi, Japan - Heavy machines work...
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![September 9, 2011, Yamadamachi, Japan - Two men stand on a huge mound of debris and rubbles at a waste-collection point form a huge mound in Yamadamachi, Iwate Prefecture, some 456km northeast of Tokyo on Friday, September 9, 2011. Nearly six months after the worst disaster Japan has ever experienced on March 11, 2011, recovery and reconstruction efforts has progressed in much of the northeastern region, although its still too far from what this area rich in culture and tradition once was. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000jccSDXDYIDg/t/124/I0000jccSDXDYIDg.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Yamadamachi, Japan - Two men stand on a...
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![September 9, 2011, Yamadamachi, Japan - Debris and rubbles brought to a waste-collection point form a huge mound in Yamadamachi, Iwate Prefecture, some 456km northeast of Tokyo on Friday, September 9, 2011. Nearly six months after the worst disaster Japan has ever experienced on March 11, 2011, recovery and reconstruction efforts has progressed in much of the northeastern region, although its still too far from what this area rich in culture and tradition once was. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000mjlv218QbGY/t/124/I0000mjlv218QbGY.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Yamadamachi, Japan - Debris and rubbles...
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![September 9, 2011, Otsuchi-cho, Japan - Debris and rubbles that once piled up high are gone in Otsuchi-cho, Iwate Prefecture, some 457km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 9, 2011. Nearly six months after the worst disaster Japan has ever experienced on March 11, 2011, recovery and reconstruction efforts has progressed in much of the northeastern region, although its still too far from what this area rich in culture and tradition once was. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000q5B.h4Oheoc/t/124/I0000q5B.h4Oheoc.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Otsuchi-cho, Japan - Debris and rubbles...
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![September 9, 2011, Otsuchi-cho, Japan - Debris and rubbles that once piled up high are gone in Otsuchi-cho, Iwate Prefecture, some 457km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 9, 2011. Nearly six months after the worst disaster Japan has ever experienced on March 11, 2011, recovery and reconstruction efforts has progressed in much of the northeastern region, although its still too far from what this area rich in culture and tradition once was. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000K1lodJYRblQ/t/124/I0000K1lodJYRblQ.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Otsuchi-cho, Japan - Debris and rubbles...
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![September 9, 2011, Otsuchi-cho, Japan - Debris and rubbles that once piled up high are gone in Otsuchi-cho, Iwate Prefecture, some 457km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 9, 2011. Nearly six months after the worst disaster Japan has ever experienced on March 11, 2011, recovery and reconstruction efforts has progressed in much of the northeastern region, although its still too far from what this area rich in culture and tradition once was. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000HfjpjlzJv3s/t/124/I0000HfjpjlzJv3s.jpg)
September 9, 2011, Otsuchi-cho, Japan - Debris and rubbles...