ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--Rising almost three stories high and snaking 3 kilometers along the coastline, a seawall fortress guarding the Ogatsu district here today restricts views of the sea.

A strong earthquake struck Friday off the coast of northeastern Japan, triggering small tsunami waves in the same region hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami last year. The Japan Meteorological ...

The strong quake struck off the coast of Miyagi prefecture. TOKYO, Dec. 7, 2012— -- A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Japan triggered a tsunami warning and evacuation ...

In this March 15, 2011, file photo, vehicles pass through the ruins of the leveled city of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, four days after the Tsunami devastated the area.

Cars and other debris swept away by tsunami tidal waves are seen in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture March 11, 2011. The Yomiuri Shimbun/Keichi Nakane ...

Aki Sakuma looks out over the Kyu-Kitakamigawa river on March 8 in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. “The river overflowed during the tsunami, and cars and debris washed ashore blocked the ...

Fumio Ito, head of public relations at Minami Sanriku Hotel Kanyo, tells his experience of 2011 tsunami disaster in the area to participants during the "Kataribe," or "storytelling," bus tours in ...

Fukuko Hatakeyama, 81, is living in temporary housing in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture. The tsunami that hit northern Japan on March 11, 2011 swept away her house and all her belongings, including ...

Old footage of a tsunami hitting a city in eastern Japan's Miyagi prefecture in 2011 has been viewed more than one million times with a false claim it was recorded following a strong earthquake in ...

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