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Japan on Monday marked 13 years since a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck the country's northeastern regions and resulted in the loss of over 22,000 people, triggering the world's worst nuclea

Reconstruction and land development in coastal areas of the Tohoku region are nearly complete, 13 years after the destruction caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, but populations have not recovered.

The cause of the crash that killed all 10 on board could not be pinpointed because part of the flight recorder data was damaged.

Officials are alarmed by a decrease in opportunities for the police to obtain information that could lead to victims being identified.

Japan on Monday marked 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country’s northern coasts. Nearly 20,000 people died, whole towns were wiped out and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was destroyed, creating deep fears of radiation that linger today. A magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck on March 11, 2011, causing a tsunami that battered northern coastal towns in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures.

Scenes of devastation from the Tohoku region stunned the world after the tsunami generated by the Great East Japan Earthquake slammed into the northeastern coast on March 11, 2011.

Japan on Monday marked 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country’s northern coasts. Nearly 20,000 people died, whole towns were wiped out and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was destroyed, creating deep fears of radiation that linger today. A magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck on March 11, 2011, causing a tsunami that battered northern coastal towns in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures.

SENDAI, Japan (Kyodo) -- Japan on Monday marked 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated its northeastern region and triggered one o

Japan on Monday marked 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country’s northern coasts. Nearly 20,000 people died, whole towns were wiped out and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was destroyed, creating deep fears of radiation that linger today. As the nation observes the anniversary, the AP explains what is happening now at the plant and in neighboring areas.

Japan commemorated the thirteenth anniversary of the devastating 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima nuclear disaster. Officials vowed to continue rebuilding.