Japan yesterday observed the fourth anniversary of the quake-tsunami disaster that swept away thousands of people and sparked a nuclear crisis, a tragedy that has left visible scars on the landscape and continues to wreak misery for many.
Remembrance ceremonies were held in towns and cities around the disaster zone and in Tokyo, where Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko led tributes to those who died in Japan's worst peacetime disaster.
Television footage showed victims and volunteers joining their hands in prayer near the shell of a tsunami-hit building in the north-eastern port town of Minamisanriku, one of the many stark reminders of the destruction.
A nationwide minute of silence followed the wail of tsunami alarm sirens at 2.46 pm (1.46pm Singapore time), the exact moment a 9.0-magnitude undersea quake hit.
Thursday 12 March 2015
http://www.straitstimes.com/the-big-story/asia-report/japan/story/japan-marks-4th-anniversary-tsunami-20150312
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