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Japan earthquake and tsunami recovery - in pictures

Japan aftermath: A man searches for his mother in Rikuzentakata, Japan
A man tries to find his family home after arriving to look for his missing mother in Rikuzentakata, Iwate prefecture Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images
Japan aftermath: bottles of mineral water in Yamada
A woman with a baby collects water at a distribution centre in Yamada, Iwate prefecture Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters
Japan aftermath: Bereaved family members at a temporary mass grave in Higashi-Matsushima
Japanese soldiers carry a coffin to a temporary mass grave site in Higashi-Matsushima, Miyagi prefecture Photograph: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters
Japan aftermath: A boy waits for food at an evacuation centre in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture
A boy waits for food at an evacuation centre in Otsuchi, Iwate prefecture Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters
Japan aftermath: A rescue worker
A rescue worker stands amongst the debris in Rikuzentakata Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images
Japan aftermath: A resident is  walks through the rubble in Manami Sanriku
A man walks on a road carved through the rubble in Manami Sanriku, Miyagi prefecture Photograph: Stephen Morrison/EPA
Japan aftermath: A woman plays with her daughter
A woman plays with her daughter at a relief centre in Rikuzentakata, Iwate prefecture Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images
Japan aftermath: Destroyed vehicles at Sendai airport
Destroyed vehicles are placed next to a runway for disposal at Sendai airport Photograph: Hitomi Sadasue/AP
Japan aftermath: Ducks swim past a submerged vehicle in Yamada
Ducks swim past a submerged vehicle at Yamada, Iwate prefecture Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters
Japan aftermath: People read messages displayed on the wall of a relief centre
People read messages on the wall of a relief centre in Rikuzentakata, Iwate prefecture Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images
Japan aftermath: tsunami aftermath in Minami Sanriku
A tsunami survivor seen through a car window as he rides his bicycle through Minami Sanriku, Miyagi prefecture Photograph: Dai Kurokawa/EPA
Japan aftermath: People walk amid debris in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture
People amid debris in Otsuchi, Iwate prefecture Photograph: Toru Yamanaka/AFP/Getty Images
Japan aftermath: Vehicles line up for fuel in Minamisanriku
Vehicles line up for fuel as a petrol station reopens in Minamisanriku Photograph: Ichiro Ohara/AP
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