Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offers flowers in tribute to the victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. (Yoshitaka Sugawara/Kyodo News via AP)
March 11, 2020
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March 11, 2020 12:46 a.m.
Japan marks tsunami anniversary, no govt memorial amid virus
TOKYO (AP) — Some residents along the Japanese northern coast stood on roadsides overlooking the sea, offering silent prayers for their loved ones lost in a massive earthquake and tsunami nine years ago Wednesday. But in Tokyo and many other places around Japan, the day was being remembered without a main government ceremony due to the coronavirus outbreak.