10 years on, 3/11-linked suicides still occurring Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Temporary housing is seen in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, in March. Suicides linked to the March 2011 disaster continue to be reported in the prefecture. | KYODO Jiji Feb 24, 2021 Japan continues to see suicides related to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami although nearly 10 years have passed since the disaster, which hit the Tohoku region hard. Last year, there were five such suicides, raising the total since 2011 to 240, according to the government’s 2020 white paper on suicides and other data.