Caution for Use The Great East Japan Earthquake Soon it will be six months since that day (Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture)

September 9, 2011, Rikuzentakata, Japan - Two men walk through the field of debris and rubbles in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, some 410km northeast of Tokyo, on April 2, 2011, top. Debris and rubbles that once piled up high are almost gone as recovery and reconstruction of the town destroyed by the March 11 disaster progress, on Thursday, September 8. Japan marks sixth months anniversary on September 11 of an earthquake and tsunami that have ravaged 130 kilometers along the Pacific coast in the country's northeastern region, leaving nearly 20,000 dead or missing. Six months after the nation's worst ever disaster. which also sparked a nuclear crisis, still more than 20,000 people are forced to dwell in temporary shelters and housings throughout the area. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-