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.

Small tsunami waves were also recorded at the Port of Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture and Kesennuma City in Miyagi, according to Japan's NHK TV.

Former local Disaster Prevention Center where 43 workers died and ruined by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami is seen in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan Saturday, March 6, 2021.

In this March 7, 2016, file photo, construction works go on in the leveled city of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, almost five years after the March 11, 2011 tsunami.

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 ...

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 ...

A tsunami warning has been lifted for the northeastern region of Japan after a strong 7.3-magnitiude earthquake struck off the coast of Miyagi prefecture.

Cars and other debris swept away by tsunami tidal waves are seen in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture March 11, 2011. The Yomiuri Shimbun/Keichi Nakane Updated at 2:59 p.m. ET TOKYO - A ferocious ...

People walk through the devastated town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, on Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's ...

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Vehicles pass through the streets in the city of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 6, 2021, nearly 10 years after the March 11, 2011 tsunami.