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Japan: A picture of silent resilience
Eighteen days after the 8.9 quake hit Japan, and the ensuing Tsunami that wreaked havoc, its people are yet to accept their fate. As life slowly crawls to normal, the nation is learning to cope and come to terms with the tragedy
The scene at an evacuation centre in Ofunato.
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Japan: A picture of silent resilience
A family grieves at a temporary burial site in Kensennuma.
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Japan: A picture of silent resilience
Scenes such as this one in Ishinomaki, Japan, are still a common sight in northern Japan.
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Japan: A picture of silent resilience
Displaced earthquake victims line up for a meal at an evacuation centre in Kesennuma.
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Japan: A picture of silent resilience
Self Defense Force members clear the debris looking for survivors and bodies in the rubble in Ishinomaki
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A ship that had been lifted by the tsumani waves atop a wall at the Ishinomaki port draws onlookers by the dozen.
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Japan: A picture of silent resilience
A traditional Japanese Hina Doll is recovered from a destroyed home in Kesennuma.
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Family photos displayed at a makeshift evacuation centre for people to recognise and take back, in Rikuzentakata.
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Japan: A picture of silent resilience
The rubble from a village in Kesennuma, in Miyagi province, lies piled up by the road.
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Japan: A picture of silent resilience
Victims packed into an evacuation centre in Rikuzentakata.
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