Three years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake
Silent prayer at the time of the earthquake
March 11, 2014, Sendai, Japan - The statue of Buddha of Compassion is reflected on the granite slab inscribed with the names of tsunami victims at Arahama Beach, wherre bereaved families, relatives and friends revisit to pay homage in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Japan marked the third anniversary of the quake-tsunami diaster which swept away 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-