A woman and her son walk through the remains of Yamada, a fishing town destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami.
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Noriko Sato, 57, collects household items from her home, which had been moved more than 100 meters by the tsunami in Yamada Town, Iwate Prefecture
A tsunami survivor stands next to fires outside a relief center in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture.
A boat sits atop a building in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, following the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
People make their way through a street clogged with debris in Wakabayashi Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.
A man rides a bicycle through a street littered with debris in Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture.
Residents walk through the devastated village in Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture.