Images: Japan remembers a year after quake, tsunami
Bethany Kim, right, leans on her mother, Linda Kim, during a service in Japantown in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, March 10, 2012 to mark the one-year anniversary of the Japan earthquake.
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People admire an ice sculpture made in remembrance of victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate prefecture, northeastern Japan, Sunday, March 11, 2012.
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People join hands alongshore to mourn the victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan early Sunday, March 11, 2012.
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The sun is reflected in a pool of water in an area devastated by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, Sunday, March 11, 2012.
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People join hands alongshore to mourn the victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan early Sunday, March 11, 2012.
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Kumi Kotsuji, second from left, who lost her parents and sister in the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami prays with relatives at the site where her family's house once stood, in Rikuzentakata, Iwate prefecture, northeastern Japan, Sunday, March 11 2012.
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A woman kneels near a pile of debris while offering prayers in the earthquake and tsunami devastated city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate prefecture, northeastern Japan, Sunday, March 11, 2012.
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A man who came from Fukushima prefecture, offers flowers to mourn his younger brother killed in the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, at the destroyed municipal office in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan Sunday, March 11, 2012.
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Two people pass debris of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami as she heads to the place where her family's house used to stand in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Sunday, March 11, 2012.
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Volunteers gather around what's left of a disaster control center in an area devastated by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, Sunday, March 11, 2012.
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Hiroaki Yoshida, 28, who lost his mother and grandmother in the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami stands where his home once stood, in the city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate prefecture, northeastern Japan, Sunday, March 11, 2012.
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Volunteers hold a moment of silence before the start of their cleanup work in front of what's left of the disaster control center in the area devastated by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, Sunday, March 11, 2012.
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People offer prayers in front of what's left of the disaster control center in the area devastated by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, Sunday, March 11, 2012.
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A woman offers prayers in front of what's left of a disaster control center in an area devastated by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, Sunday, March 11, 2012.
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Koji Chiba, a member of Japan's Self-Defense Force holds Iroha Ishikawa, a 16 month old girl, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan Saturday, March 10, 2012. Chiba, who rescued then four-month-old Ishikawa from an isolated house, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's east coast, was reunited with the baby girl on the eve of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear crisis.
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In this March 14, 2011 file photo, Koji Chiba, a member of Japan's Self-Defense Force, reacts after rescuing four-month-old Iroha Ishikawa in Ishinomaki, northern Japan, three days after a powerful earthquake triggered tsunami hit the country's east coast. Chiba was reunited with the now 16 month old girl on the eve of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear crisis.
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Mika Hashikai, 37, mourns for her mother and father, victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Sunday, March 11, 2012.
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People join hands along the river bank to mourn the victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan early Sunday, March 11, 2012.
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Buddhist monk Shojo Shato, leader of the Buddhist Temple of Brasilia, speaks during a ceremony in honor of the victims of Fukushima, Japan, at the temple in Brasilia, Brazil, Saturday March 10, 2012.
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High-school students mourn the victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Sunday, March 11, 2012.
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A banner with the name Fukushima hangs outside the the Buddhist Temple of Brasilia where a statue stands of Shinran Shonin, the founder of Shin Buddhism, during a ceremony in honor of the victims of Fukushima, Japan, in Brasilia, Brazil, Saturday March 10, 2012.
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Buddhist monk Shojo Shato, leader of the Buddhist Temple of Brasilia, right, rings the Great Bell during a ceremony in honor of the victims of Fukushima, Japan, at the temple in Brasilia, Brazil, Saturday March 10, 2012.
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Messages reading, from right, "Power," "Go forward," and "Recovery," are illuminated among other bamboo lanterns lit by people in memory of the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami victims at Jifukuji Temple in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Saturday evening, March 10, 2012, a day before the anniversary of the disaster that killed more than 19,000 people.
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The 634-meter (2,080 feet) Tokyo Sky Tree, the world tallest free standing broadcast structure, is lit up with white LEDs in memory of the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami victims in Tokyo Saturday evening, March 10, 2012, a day before the anniversary of the disaster that killed more than 19,000 people.
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People light candles in bamboo holders in memory of the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami victims at Jifukuji Temple in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Saturday evening, March 10, 2012, a day before the anniversary of the disaster that killed more than 19,000 people.
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People walk through lanterns, praying for the victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Saturday, March 10, 2012, a day before the anniversary of the disaster that killed more than 19,000 people.
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Students flank a portrait of their classmate killed after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami as they observe a moment of silence during their graduation ceremony held at Aoba Junior High School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Saturday, March 10, 2012. The red letter in the banner reads "Kizuna," which means "the inseparable bond between people."
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A student carries a portrait of his classmate killed after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami during their graduation ceremony held at Aoba Junior High School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Saturday, March 10, 2012. The red letter in the banner reads "Kizuna," which means "the inseparable bond between people."
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