A man offers prayer for the victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, on the coastal area in Iwaki, northern Japan, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. On March 11, nine years ago, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated large swaths of Japan's northern coast and triggered a meltdown at a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, contaminating large areas and dislocating many residents. (Naoya Osato/Kyodo News via AP)
March 11, 2020
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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.