• This combination photo shows a bridge taken March 22, 2011, top, and Friday, March 1, 2013, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture. Japan next week observes two years from the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami which devastated the northeastern Pacific coast of the country. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA
    This combination photo shows a bridge taken March 22, 2011, top, and Friday, March 1, 2013, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture. Japan next week observes two years from the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami which devastated the northeastern Pacific coast of the country. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA
  • This photo shows a bridge taken on March 22, 2011. AP Photo/Kyodo News
    This photo shows a bridge taken on March 22, 2011. AP Photo/Kyodo News
  • Residents looking at a tsunami hit area of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture on March 12, 2011. AFP Photo / Toru Yamanaka
    Residents looking at a tsunami hit area of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture on March 12, 2011. AFP Photo / Toru Yamanaka
  • Now the aerial view of Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture on Monday, March 4, 2013. Seen at left is the No. 18 Kyotokumaru fishing vessel that has been swept away from a port. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
    Now the aerial view of Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture on Monday, March 4, 2013. Seen at left is the No. 18 Kyotokumaru fishing vessel that has been swept away from a port. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
  • Now Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture on Friday, March 1, 2013. AP Photo/Kyodo News
    Now Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture on Friday, March 1, 2013. AP Photo/Kyodo News
  • Now Kamaishi City on February. 27, 2013. AP Photo/Kyodo News
    Now Kamaishi City on February. 27, 2013. AP Photo/Kyodo News
  • Nearly two years later on February 18, 2013, the boat is gone. AFP Photo / Toshifumi Kitamura
    Nearly two years later on February 18, 2013, the boat is gone. AFP Photo / Toshifumi Kitamura
  • Look no boat, two years on the boat has found another port. AFP Photo / Toshifuma Kitamura
    Look no boat, two years on the boat has found another port. AFP Photo / Toshifuma Kitamura
  • Two years on the view of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture is much clearer. AFP Photo / Toshifumi Kitamura
    Two years on the view of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture is much clearer. AFP Photo / Toshifumi Kitamura
  • Now the city of Kesennuma on February 20, 2013. AFP Photo / Toshifumi Kitamura
    Now the city of Kesennuma on February 20, 2013. AFP Photo / Toshifumi Kitamura
  • Now the same area two years later on February 21, 2013. AFP Photo / Toshifumi Kitamura
    Now the same area two years later on February 21, 2013. AFP Photo / Toshifumi Kitamura
  • This photo shows an aerial view of Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture on March 12, 2011. AP Photo/Kyodo News
    This photo shows an aerial view of Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture on March 12, 2011. AP Photo/Kyodo News
  • This photo shows a view of Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture on March 19, 2011. AP Photo / Kyodo News
    This photo shows a view of Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture on March 19, 2011. AP Photo / Kyodo News
  • The harbour area Kamaishi City on March 11, 2011. AP Photo/Kyodo News
    The harbour area Kamaishi City on March 11, 2011. AP Photo/Kyodo News
  • A catamaran sightseeing boat washed by the tsunami onto a two-storey tourist home in Otsuchi, Iwate prefecture on April 16, 2011. AFP Photo / Yasuyoshi Chiba
    A catamaran sightseeing boat washed by the tsunami onto a two-storey tourist home in Otsuchi, Iwate prefecture on April 16, 2011. AFP Photo / Yasuyoshi Chiba
  • Another catamaran sightseeing boat washed by the tsunami onto a two-floor tourist home in Otsuchi, Iwate prefecture on April 16, 2011. AFP Photo / Toru Yamanaka
    Another catamaran sightseeing boat washed by the tsunami onto a two-floor tourist home in Otsuchi, Iwate prefecture on April 16, 2011. AFP Photo / Toru Yamanaka
  • Damage caused by the tsunami seen from a hill overlooking the city of Kesennuma on March 16, 2011. AFP Photo / Philippe Lopez
    Damage caused by the tsunami seen from a hill overlooking the city of Kesennuma on March 16, 2011. AFP Photo / Philippe Lopez
  • A private plane, cars and debris outside Sendai Airport in Natori, Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011. AFP Photo / Mike Clarke
    A private plane, cars and debris outside Sendai Airport in Natori, Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011. AFP Photo / Mike Clarke

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