A man looks at the scene of devastation as he stands in the rubble in Rikuzentakata
Japan Earthquake: Aftermath
Building foundations and mud are all that remain in a tsunami-devastated area in Sendai
People evacuate with small boats down a road flooded by the tsunami waves in the city of Ishinomaki in Miyagi prefecture on March 12
Buildings stand in the rubble in Rikuzentakata
White smokes rises into the air in the badly damaged town of Yamada in Iwate prefecture on March 12, 2011
Buildings destroyed by a tsunami are pictured in Shizugawa, Minamisanriku, March 13, 2011
Self-Defense Force officers search for missing people after a tsunami and earthquake in Rikuzentakatashi City in Iwate Prefecture, March 12, 2011
A patient is evacuated from a destroyed hospital after a magnitude 8.9 earthquake and tsunami hit Otsuchi Town, Iwate Prefecture, March 13, 2011