Japan Prepares To Mark 1 Year Anniversary Of Earthquake And Tsunami(01 of24)
Open Image ModalKESENNUMA, JAPAN - MARCH 08: In this composite image (top) Akiko Hatareyama digs mud out of what is left of her house in front of a grounded ship on March 21, 2011 and (bottom) the same location as seen ahead of the one year anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami on March 8, 2012 in Kesennuma, Japan. A 9.0 magnitude strong earthquake struck Japan offshore on March 11, 2011 at 2:46pm local time, triggering a tsunami wave of up to ten metres which engulfed large parts of north-eastern Japan and also damaged the Fukushima nuclear plant, causing the worst nuclear crisis in decades. The number of dead and missing ammounted to over 25,000 people. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) (credit:Chris McGrath via Getty Images)
Japan Prepares To Mark 1 Year Anniversary Of Earthquake And Tsunami(02 of24)
Open Image ModalKESENNUMA, JAPAN - MARCH 08: In this composite image (top) Sigo Hatareyama works to clean out what is left of his house on March 21, 2011 and (bottom) the same location as seen ahead of the one year anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami on March 8, 2012 in Kesennuma, Japan. A 9.0 magnitude strong earthquake struck Japan offshore on March 11, 2011 at 2:46pm local time, triggering a tsunami wave of up to ten metres which engulfed large parts of north-eastern Japan and also damaged the Fukushima nuclear plant, causing the worst nuclear crisis in decades. The number of dead and missing ammounted to over 25,000 people. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) (credit:Chris McGrath via Getty Images)
Japan Prepares To Mark 1 Year Anniversary Of Earthquake And Tsunami(03 of24)
Open Image ModalKESENNUMA, JAPAN - MARCH 08: In this composite image (top) a woman surveys the damage after the earthquake on March 17, 2011 and (bottom) the same location as seen ahead of the one year anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami on March 8, 2012 in Kesennuma, Japan. A 9.0 magnitude strong earthquake struck Japan offshore on March 11, 2011 at 2:46pm local time, triggering a tsunami wave of up to ten metres which engulfed large parts of north-eastern Japan and also damaged the Fukushima nuclear plant, causing the worst nuclear crisis in decades. The number of dead and missing ammounted to over 25,000 people. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) (credit:Chris McGrath via Getty Images)
JAPAN-DISASTER-ANNIVERSARY-MEDIA-COMBO(04 of24)
Open Image ModalThis combination of pictures shows a fishing boat washed up by the March 11, 2011 tsunami onto on a road in the city of Kesennuma in Miyagi prefecture on March 16, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 14, 2012 (bottom) and then nearly two years later on February 19, 2013. March 11, 2013 will mark the second anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummelled Japan, claiming some 19,000 lives. AFP PHOTO / KIM JAE-HWAN (top) AFP PHOTO / TORU YAMANAKA (C) AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (bottom)\n\nThis picture taken on February 19, 2013 shows the same area where AFP photographer Kim Jae-Hwan took a photo on March 16, 2011 showing a fishing boat washed up by the March 11, 2011 tsunami onto a road in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture. March 11, 2013 will mark the second anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummelled Japan, claiming some 19,000 lives. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read KIM JAE-HWAN,TORU YAMANAKA,TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
JAPAN-DISASTER-ANNIVERSARY-MEDIA-COMBO(05 of24)
Open Image ModalThis combination of pictures shows a survivor walking past rubble and collapsed buildings in Kesennuma in Miyagi prefecture on March 18, 2011 (top) following the March 11, 2011 tsunami and the same area on January 14, 2012 (C) and nearly two years later on February 19, 2013. March 11, 2013 will mark the second anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummelled Japan, claiming some 19,000 lives. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE LOPEZ (top) AFP PHOTO / TORU YAMANAKA (C) AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (bottom) (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ,TORU YAMANAKA,TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
JAPAN-DISASTER-ANNIVERSARY-MEDIA-COMBO(06 of24)
Open Image ModalThis combination of pictures shows damage caused by the March 11, 2011 tsunami seen from a hill overlooking the city of Kesennuma on March 16, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 14, 2012 (C) and February 20, 2013 (bottom). March 11, 2013 will mark the second anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummelled Japan, claiming some 19,000 lives. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE LOPEZ (top) AFP PHOTO / TORU YAMANAKA (C) AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (bottom) (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ,TORU YAMANAKA,TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
JAPAN-DISASTER-ANNIVERSARY-MEDIA-COMBO(07 of24)
Open Image ModalThis combination of pictures shows damage caused by the March 11, 2011 tsunami seen from a hill overlooking the city of Kesennuma on March 16, 2011 (top) and the same area on Janury 14, 2012 (C) and on February 20, 2013. March 11, 2013 will mark the second anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummelled Japan, claiming some 19,000 lives. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE LOPEZ (top) AFP PHOTO / TORU YAMANAKA (C) AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (bottom) (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ,TORU YAMANAKA,TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
Second Anniversary Of 2011 Earthquake And Tsunami(08 of24)
Open Image ModalPeople pray in front of a vessel swept inland by the tsunami following the Great East Japan Earthquake in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. Japan\'s economy grew at an annualized 0.2 percent last quarter after shrinking 3.7 percent the three previous months, the worst since the 2011 earthquake, revised government data show. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
APTOPIX Japan Earthquake(09 of24)
Open Image ModalThe arm of a mannequin sticks out from the rubble in a devastated neighborhood in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture, in northeastern Japan, Monday, May 30, 2011 which was destroyed in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The twin disasters, which damaged crucial cooling systems at the nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, left more than 24,000 people dead or missing in northeastern Japan. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Earthquake(10 of24)
Open Image ModalPools of water, where once there was a city street, fill a devastated neighborhood in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture, in northeastern Japan, Monday, May 30, 2011 which was destroyed in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Earthquake(11 of24)
Open Image ModalA fishing ship rests at a damaged ship yard in an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Tuesday, May 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Earthquake(12 of24)
Open Image ModalA couple stands on the top of a hill viewing an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Tuesday, May 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Japan Earthquake(13 of24)
Open Image ModalFishing boats are washed ashore in an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Tuesday, May 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Earthquake(14 of24)
Open Image ModalFishermen\'s overall suits are hanged in an area destroyed by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Kesennuma, northeastern Japan, Tuesday, May 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
JAPAN-DISASTER-ANNIVERSARY-MEDIA(15 of24)
Open Image ModalThis picture taken on February 20, 2013 shows the same area where AFP photographer Philippe Lopez took a photo on March 16, 2011 showing damage caused by the March 11 tsunami, seen from a hill overlooking the city of Kesennuma in Miyagi prefecture. March 11, 2013 will mark the second anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummelled Japan, claiming some 19,000 lives. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
Japan Commemorates First Anniversary Of Earthquake And Tsunami(16 of24)
Open Image ModalA volunteer lights a candle during an event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami at a temporary shopping street in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, on Sunday, March 11, 2012. The magnitude-9 earthquake last year triggered a tsunami that in just 60 minutes laid waste to entire towns, engulfed four-story hospitals, left hundreds of thousands of homeless and crippled a nuclear plant. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Japan Commemorates First Anniversary Of Earthquake And Tsunami(17 of24)
Open Image ModalA woman walks through an area damaged by the tsunami which followed the Great East Japan Earthquake in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, March 10, 2012. The magnitude-9 earthquake last year triggered a tsunami that in just 60 minutes laid waste to entire towns, engulfed four-story hospitals, left hundreds of thousands of homeless and crippled a nuclear plant. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Japan Earthquake(18 of24)
Open Image ModalA car turns into an intersection in a devastated area of Kesennuma port in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Sunday, April 24, 2011. The area was engulfed in surging waves after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Earthquake(19 of24)
Open Image ModalClouds overcast an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsuname at Kesennuma port, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Thursday, April 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Earthquake(20 of24)
Open Image ModalMember of Japanese Self-Defense Forces are seen among the rubble at an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the port town of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, Monday, April 11, 2011. Exactly a month ago today a massive earthquake and tsunami ravaged Japan\'s northeastern coastal region. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Earthquake(21 of24)
Open Image ModalClouds overcast an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsuname at Kesennuma port, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Thursday, April 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Earthquake(22 of24)
Open Image ModalA Japanese man rides a bicycle along a flooded street at an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the port town of Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, Monday, April 11, 2011. Exactly a month ago today a massive earthquake and tsunami ravaged Japan\'s northeastern coastal region. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Eatrhquake(23 of24)
Open Image ModalThe grounded ship is seen at an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the port town of Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, on Monday, April 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Eatrhquake(24 of24)
Open Image ModalThe sun rises over grounded ships at the area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the port town of Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, on Monday, April 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)