Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

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A fallen transmission line tower lies in a river as only fundament of houses washed away by tsunami remain on riverside in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, Saturday morning, March 12, 2011 after Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING ALLOWED IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE

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In this image made off Japan's NHK television, a car rests amid debris of houses in the middle of a street in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan,Friday, March 11, 2011 after a powerful tsunami spawned by the largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coast. (AP Photo/NHK TV) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES, TV OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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Earthquake-triggered tsunami waves sweep along Iwanuma in northern Japan on Friday March 11, 2022. The magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA, NO SALES

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Travelers rest on the floor stranded at the Haneda international airport in Tokyo after a massive earthquake Friday, March 11, 2011. The ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coasts. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

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In this image made from Japan's NHK television, buildings are submerged in Soma, Fukushima prefecture (state), Japan, Saturday morning, March 12, 2011 after a ferocious tsunami unleashed by Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coasts Friday. (AP Photo/NHK TV) MANDATORY CREDIT, JAPAN OUT, NO SALES, TV OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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Light planes and vehicles sit among the debris after they were swept by a tsumani that struck Sendai airport in northern Japan on Friday March 11, 2011. A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA

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In this video image taken from NTV Japan, an aerial view of land inundated by a tsunami wave can be seen in the area of Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan Friday March 11, 2011. A ferocious tsunami unleashed by Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it carried away ships, cars and homes, and triggered widespread fires that burned out of control. (AP Photo NTV via APTN) JAPAN OUT, NO SALES, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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Travelers rest on the floor stranded at the Haneda international airport in Tokyo after a massive earthquake Friday, March 11, 2011. The ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coasts. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

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Earthquake-triggered tsumanis sweep shores along Iwanuma in northern Japan on Friday March 11, 2011. The magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA

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In this image made from Japan's NHK television, a house is sticks out from scattered debris as the area is submerged in Minami Soma, Fukushima prefecture (state), Friday, March 11, 2011 after a ferocious tsunami unleashed by Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coasts. (AP Photo/NHK TV) MANDATORY CREDIT, JAPAN OUT, NO SALES, TV OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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Houses are in flame while the Natori river is flooded over the surrounding area by tsunami tidal waves in Natori city, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, March 11, 2011, after strong earthquakes hit the area. (AP Photo/Yasushi Kanno, The Yomiuri Shimbun) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY

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People evacuate from a department store at Sendai city in Fukushima prefecture on March 11, 2011. massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan on March 11, unleashing a monster 10-metre high tsunami that sent ships crashing into the shore and carried cars through the streets of coastal towns. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS (Photo credit should read JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images)

Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

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Residents looks over destroyed buildings half submerged in water from tsunami in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Saturday morning, March 12, 2011 after Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING ALLOWED IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE

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Houses are shown in flame while the Natori river floods over the surrounding area by tsunami tidal waves in Natori city, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, March 11, 2011, after strong earthquakes hit the area. (AP Photo/Yasushi Kanno, The Yomiuri Shimbun) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY

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A man looks over the area submerged in water from tsunami in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, Saturday morning, March 12, 2011 after Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING ALLOWED IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE

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In this image made off Japan's NHK television, debris of houses are left along a street in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011 after a powerful tsunami spawned by the largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coast. Japanese reads: Whole towns of Matsuzaki and Hosoura are swept away in Ofunato. (AP Photo/NHK TV) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES, TV OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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Broken China wares are scattered on the floor at a porcelain shop following a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Tokyo on March 11, 2011. The huge earthquake shook Japan, unleashing a powerful tsunami that sent ships crashing into the shore and carried cars through the streets of coastal towns. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)

Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

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In this image made off Japan's NHK television, debris of houses are scattered on a street in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan,Friday, March 11, 2011 after a powerful tsunami spawned by the largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coast. (AP Photo/NHK TV) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES, TV OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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A tsumani triggered by a powerful earthquake makes its way to sweep part of Sendai airport in northern Japan on Friday March 11, 2011. The magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA

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In this video image taken from NTV, Japan an aerial view of a tsunami wave can be seen as it heads ashore in the area of Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan Friday March 11, 2011. A ferocious tsunami unleashed by Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it carried away ships, cars and homes, and triggered widespread fires that burned out of control. (AP Photo NTV via APTN) JAPAN OUT, NO SALES, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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Train passengers wait outside Tokyo's Shinagawa station after a magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's eastern coast on Friday March 11, 2011. The quake slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

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Vehicles are crushed by a collapsed wall at a carpark in Mito city in Ibaraki prefecture on March 11, 2011 after a massive earthquake rocked Japan. massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan on March 11, unleashing a monster 10-metre high tsunami that sent ships crashing into the shore and carried cars through the streets of coastal towns. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS (Photo credit should read JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images)

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Tsunami swirls near a port in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture (state) after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA

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Houses are in flame while the Natori river is flooded over the surrounding area by tsunami tidal waves in Natori city, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, March 11, 2011, after strong earthquakes hit the area. (AP Photo/Yasushi Kanno, The Yomiuri Shimbun) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY

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Houses are in flame while the Natori river is flooded over the surrounding area by tsunami tidal waves in Natori city, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, March 11, 2011, after strong earthquakes hit the area. (AP Photo/Yasushi Kanno, The Yomiuri Shimbun) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY

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Houses are in flame while the Natori river is flooded over the surrounding area by tsunami tidal waves in Natori city, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, March 11, 2011, after strong earthquakes hit the area. (AP Photo/Yasushi Kanno, The Yomiuri Shimbun) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY

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Houses are in flame while the Natori river is flooded over the surrounding area by tsunami tidal waves in Natori city, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, March 11, 2011, after strong earthquakes hit the area. (AP Photo/Yasushi Kanno, The Yomiuri Shimbun) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY

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Fishing boats crash into one another Friday, March, 11, 2011 in the boat basin at Crescent City, Calif., as one of a series of tsunami surges slams into the harbor, breaking up docks and tearing lose boats. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan sparked a tsunami that sped across the Pacific and caused tsunami warnings as far away as the west coast of the United States. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)

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TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 11: Commuters make their way after train services are suspended after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake on March 11, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan. An earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter Scale has hit the northeast coast of Japan causing Tsunami alerts throughout countries bordering the Pacific Ocean. (Photo by Koichi Saito/Getty Images)

Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

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TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 11: Commuters make their way after train services are suspended after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake on March 11, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan. An earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter Scale has hit the northeast coast of Japan causing Tsunami alerts throughout countries bordering the Pacific Ocean. (Photo by Koichi Saito/Getty Images)

Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

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TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 11: Commuters make their way after train services are suspended after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake on March 11, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan. An earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter Scale has hit the northeast coast of Japan causing Tsunami alerts throughout countries bordering the Pacific Ocean. (Photo by Koichi Saito/Getty Images)

Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

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TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 11: Commuters make their way after train services are suspended after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake on March 11, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan. An earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter Scale has hit the northeast coast of Japan causing Tsunami alerts throughout countries bordering the Pacific Ocean. (Photo by Koichi Saito/Getty Images)

Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

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TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 11: Commuters queue to use a pay phone at Meiji Jingu Mae Station after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake on March 11, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan. An earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter Scale has hit the northeast coast of Japan causing Tsunami alerts throughout countries bordering the Pacific Ocean. (Photo by Koichi Saito/Getty Images)

Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

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SEATTLE, WA - MARCH 11: In this handout image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), model runs from the Center for Tsunami Research at the NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory show the expected wave heights of the tsunami as it travels across the Pacific basin March 11, 2011. The largest wave heights are expected near the earthquake epicenter, off Japan. The wave will decrease in height as it travels across the deep Pacific but grow taller as it nears coastal areas. In general, as the energy of the wave decreases with distance, the near shore heights will also decrease (e.g., coastal Hawaii will not expect heights of that encountered in coastal Japan). (Photo by NOAA via Getty Images)