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A view of the sea wall built in the city of Rikuzentakata in Iwate, Japan. Photo: Robert Ng
A view of the sea wall in Ishinomaki, where 3,500 people were declared dead or missing after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Photo: Robert Ng
People in Rikuzentakata observe a minute of silence to remember the victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Photo: Robert Ng
A primary school at Ishinomaki hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Photo: Robert Ng
A view of the sea wall in the town of Namie in Fukushima, Japan. Photo: Robert Ng
A view of the sea wall in the city of Kesennuma, Japan. Photo: Robert Ng
Breakwater stones near a factory in the city of Soma. Photo: Robert Ng
Breakwater stones near a factory in the city of Soma. Photo: Robert Ng
A view of a ship being built in the city of Kesennuma. Photo: Robert Ng
A man prays for the victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami on the disaster’s 14th anniversary. Photo: Robert Ng
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A view of the sea wall built in the city of Rikuzentakata in Iwate, Japan. Photo: Robert Ng A view of the sea wall built in the city of Rikuzentakata in Iwate, Japan. Photo: Robert Ng
March 20, 2025
Today in Photos

Japan’s Tohoku region revisited, 14 years after it was hit by 2011 earthquake and tsunami

SCMP photographer Robert Ng revisits parts of Japan’s northern Tohoku region, 14 years after it was...

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A view of the sea wall built in the city of Rikuzentakata in Iwate, Japan. Photo: Robert Ng
A view of the sea wall in Ishinomaki, where 3,500 people were declared dead or missing after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Photo: Robert Ng
People in Rikuzentakata observe a minute of silence to remember the victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Photo: Robert Ng
A primary school at Ishinomaki hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Photo: Robert Ng
A view of the sea wall in the town of Namie in Fukushima, Japan. Photo: Robert Ng
A view of the sea wall in the city of Kesennuma, Japan. Photo: Robert Ng
Breakwater stones near a factory in the city of Soma. Photo: Robert Ng
Breakwater stones near a factory in the city of Soma. Photo: Robert Ng
A view of a ship being built in the city of Kesennuma. Photo: Robert Ng
A man prays for the victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami on the disaster’s 14th anniversary. Photo: Robert Ng
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A view of the sea wall built in the city of Rikuzentakata in Iwate, Japan. Photo: Robert Ng
A view of the sea wall in Ishinomaki, where 3,500 people were declared dead or missing after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Photo: Robert Ng
People in Rikuzentakata observe a minute of silence to remember the victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Photo: Robert Ng
A primary school at Ishinomaki hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Photo: Robert Ng
A view of the sea wall in the town of Namie in Fukushima, Japan. Photo: Robert Ng
A view of the sea wall in the city of Kesennuma, Japan. Photo: Robert Ng
Breakwater stones near a factory in the city of Soma. Photo: Robert Ng
Breakwater stones near a factory in the city of Soma. Photo: Robert Ng
A view of a ship being built in the city of Kesennuma. Photo: Robert Ng
A man prays for the victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami on the disaster’s 14th anniversary. Photo: Robert Ng
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