2011 Tohoku Earthquake
Voice actress from Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro plays a schoolboy dealing with disaster in Japan.
People are checking their emergency bags in fear that a big quake will arrive in the coming days.
Rather than forget the horrors of the disaster, this coastal town has set up daily reminders of the tsunami on the streets.
As we reach almost a decade since the tragic incident which displaced over 100,000 individuals, Mother Nature makes her comeback.
Recovery efforts are ongoing following the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident, and the Tohoku region still needs your help.
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