The aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan

A woman looks through the rubble of her home in Kensennuma.

A woman looks through the rubble of her home in Kensennuma. (Chris McGrath / Getty Images)

March 20, 2019 8:52 PM PT

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Japan earthquake

A resident checks on a house in earthquake-hit Kesennuma in Miyagi prefecture. (Philippe Lopez / AFP/Getty Images)

Narita Airport

People wait to check in for flights out of Tokyo’s Narita Airport as escalating fears of the spread of harmful nuclear radiation drives large numbers to flee. (Diego Azubel / EPA)

Secondhand clothes

Earthquake survivors pick through secondhand clothes at a shelter in Minamisanriku. (Yomiuri Shimbun / AFP / Getty Images)

Rikuzentakata

Katsuo Maiya, 73, cries in front of the rubble where his sister’s house stood in Rikuzentakata. (Itsuo Inouye / Associated Press)

Portrait

A portrait lies in the rubble in Rikuzentakata. (Itsuo Inouye / Associated Press)

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