Free-to-use system helps disaster victims connect with loved ones in times of crisis, and is worth remembering for anyone traveling or living in Japan.
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This preserved Tohoku building goes from completely devastated to practically unharmed in just a few floors.
Rather than forget the horrors of the disaster, this coastal town has set up daily reminders of the tsunami on the streets.
Video shows sudden surge left no time for escape.
Tokyo Electric Power Company plans to use new visa rules to add foreign staff to its 2011 earthquake/tsunami cleanup efforts.
Recovery efforts are ongoing following the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident, and the Tohoku region still needs your help.
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Shows up exactly seven and a half years after the tragic earthquake and tsunami in a town half-way across the country.
Veteran employee was involved in measuring radiation levels immediately after 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
High schooler hopes the prefecture will shed its disaster zone image, and that the rest of Japan will start to see Fukushima as normal again.
The tear-jerking video encourages viewers to “Search for 3.11” on the anniversary to help support reconstruction in the region.
People in Japan responded to the remark with a heartwarming hashtag that immediately went viral, showing support for the Tohoku region.
Numbers alone can be hard to visualize, but this makes things terrifyingly easy to understand.
The new orange flag warning system aims to help those at sea become aware of an earthquake or tsunami before it’s too late.
The Okada Theater was swept away in 2011, but Pokémon GO players are still visiting its location, and learning a little about this tsunami-ravaged city in the process.
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