Japan honors victims on 5th anniversary of devastating earthquake and tsunami
Japan marked the fifth anniversary of 2011's devastating earthquake and tsunami on Friday with a national moment of silence at the exact moment the quake hit. The magnitude-9.0 quake also triggered a tsunami that ravaged the nation's northeast coast, causing the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. More than 18,000 people were left dead or missing; at least 180,000 have still not returned to their homes.
"Infrastructure is recovering, hearts are not. I thought time would take care of things," volunteer fireman Eiki Kumagai said. "I keep seeing the faces of those who died. There's so much regret, I can't express it." Jeva Lange
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