When a massive earthquake struck in 2011, Japanese oyster fisherman Atsushi Fujita was working as usual by the sea. Soon after, a huge black wave slammed into his city and killed nearly 2,000 people. Seven years on, Fujita and thousands like him along Japan’s north-east coast have rebuilt their lives alongside huge sea walls that experts say will protect them if … [Read more...] about Japan: Life after devastating tsunami revealed in pictures
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Japanese Husband Still Dives in Search For Wife’s Remains Since The 2011 Tsunami
A Japanese man still searches for his wife who went missing during the devastating Japanese tsunami in 2011. Yasuo Takamatsu, 64, is a widower who had lost his wife Yuko after a tsunami struck Miyagi, the city of Onagawa in Miyagi, almost a decade ago at this point. Yasuo even learned scuba diving to search the frigid seas in the Pacific Ocean, looking for his beloved … [Read more...] about Japanese Husband Still Dives in Search For Wife’s Remains Since The 2011 Tsunami