A Japan Self-Defense Force officer retrieves a photo album from the ruins of the devastated residential area of Otsuchi as heavy snow falls March 16, 2011
Japan Self-Defense Forces
Self-Defense Force officers search for missing people after a tsunami and earthquake in Rikuzentakatashi City in Iwate Prefecture, March 12, 2011
Japanese soldiers sift through debris in the coastal town
A Japanese Self Defense Force solders prays during a snowfall before removing the body of a tsunami victim
Japanese soldiers pray for victims found in debris