Two years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan and triggered the unprecedented nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. More than 15,800 people died and more than 2,700 remain unaccounted for. AJW, through our daily coverage over the past two years, has chronicled countless reports of human tragedies, people's efforts to overcome their sorrows and the growing scare of radiation contamination.
Two years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan and triggered the unprecedented nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. More than 15,800 people died and more than 2,700 remain unaccounted for. AJW, through our daily coverage over the past two years, has chronicled countless reports of human tragedies, people's efforts to overcome their sorrows and the growing scare of radiation contamination.
In this special section to mark the second anniversary of 3/11, we offer this e-book describing what happened during the immediate aftermath of the crisis to provide readers with a glimpse of how the multiple disasters affected the peaceful life of many communities and exposed thousands to radiation risks.
It is our hope that this historic catastrophe will never be forgotten, and most of all, that the lessons learned from it will be shared globally.