Three years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake
Silent prayer at the time of the earthquake
March 11, 2014, Yuriage-machi, Japan - A local family pays homage to the tsunami victims on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, as they visit the family grave in Yuriage-machi, Miyagi prefecture, that was swept away on that tragic day three years ago. Japan marked the third anniversary of the quake-tsunami diaster which swallowed up the lives of 18,000 people, destroyed cities, towns and fishing villages along the country's northeastern Pacific coast. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) AYF -mis-