An aerial combination photo shows a tsunami-hit Okuma ( left, March 11, 2011 ) and ( right, December 2, 2020) in Fukushima Prefecture. The Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, the magnitude of 9.1, the most powerful earthquake in Japan, occurred on March 11, 2011, accounted for 15,899 people deaths, 6,157 injuries and 2,529 still missing. The quake and following tsunami caused the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant, the level 7 meltdown accident. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
