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Ten years after Japan’s earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, fears have turned into acceptance that life may never be the same again for survivors.
The magnitude-9.0 quake that struck March 11, 2011 — one of the biggest on record — triggered a wall of water that swept far inland. Areas near the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are still off limits.
Japan on Thursday marked the 10th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that hit its northeastern region, where many survivors' lives are still on hold.
Construction work continues in the Arahama area of Sendai. (Ryo Kato) The Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami not only sped the population decline in many municipalities in the northwestern prefectures of Miyagi and Iwate, it sparked population growth in Sendai, a core city in the Tohoku region. The tsunami, on top of leading to scores of fatalities along the Pacific coast, also forced many survivors to move elsewhere in search of homes and work. “Municipalities where population decreases are accelerating need to create jobs that will attract workers to their area, and the central gover...
TOKYO -- Japan fell quiet at 2:46 p.m. Thursday to mark the minute that an earthquake began 10 years ago, setting off a tsunami and nuclear crisis that devastated the…