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Japan marks 5th anniv. of tsunami, nuclear disaster

Saturday, 12 March 2016 12:40 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 12 March 2016 12:38 AM ]

Japan marked the 5th anniversary of the disaster which left some 18,500 people dead or missing. High school students light some 3,000 candles to pray for victims of a massive earthquake and tsunami disaster at a park in Sendai, northern Japan, on March 11, 2016. (AFP photo)

Albert Siegel
Press TV, Tokyo

This year marks the 5th anniversary of the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan. As the Eastern Asian country remembers and honors the victims, it still continues to deal with the aftermath. Our correspondent in Tokyo, Albert Siegel reports.

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