Northeast marks 10 years since devastation from 3/11 quake, tsunami and nuclear crisis
Student volunteers and young artisans work to convert a vacant home into a guest house in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in June.
Takahide Matsuura, CEO of Terra Laboratory Co., tests a long-range drone at the Fukushima Robot Test Field in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, in November.
Messages of appreciation in Arabic, English and Japanese adorn the new train cars of Sanriku Railway.
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Ten years have passed since the Tohoku region was rocked by the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011. Reconstruction has steadily been in progress in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, the three prefectures that were most affected by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis. People have been rebuilding their devastated towns, reviving their industries, and advocating food safety to combat the spread of harmful rumors. Through interviews with key people in various fie
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Tsunami-hit railway in Japan runs train cars symbolizing Kuwait as gratitude for aid
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Tsunami-hit Japan railway runs cars symbolizing Kuwait as gratitude for aid
A railway company in Iwate, northeastern Japan, has started operating train cars adorned with decorative plates symbolizing Kuwait as gratitude for the financial aid received from the Middle East country in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
A ceremony is held at Miyako Station, Iwate Prefecture, on March 1, 2021, to mark the start of operations by Sanriku Railway Co. of train cars adorned with decorative plates symbolizing Kuwait. (Kyodo)
Sanriku Railway Co., which operates a train service along part of the coastline devastated by the disaster, purchased eight new carriages with financial aid from the Kuwaiti government worth 2 billion yen ($19 million).