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Visitors look around the devastated area in Minamisanriku, Miyagi prefecture. Photo by AFP |
It has been a year since Japan experienced one of their worst tragedies when the notheast region of Japan was hit by a devastating tsunami even resulting to the worst nuclear crisis they ever faced due to an earthquake which is the worst in this generation.
On a Sunday Japan fell into silence to honor the 19,000 killed because of that tragedy families of the left by the dead victimes were covered into tears.
At a national ceremony of remembrance in Tokyo silent prayers were led by Japan's prime minister and Emperor Akihito, who said the country would "never forget" its worst post-war calamity.
Until now, 340,000 people are still living on temporary housing most of them have houses destroyed by a wall of black water that came into rush to devastate their community. .
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