Japan marks 3 years since disaster
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>-<span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>, <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="rethink">rethink</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="power">power</span>.</p><p><span word="Survivors">Survivors</span> <span word="bowed">bowed</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="remembrance">remembrance</span> <span word="ceremonies">ceremonies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="Akihito">Akihito</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Empress">Empress</span> <span word="Michiko">Michiko</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="tributes">tributes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="peacetime">peacetime</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cry">cry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span> <span word="sirens">sirens</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="at">at</span> 2:46 <span word="pm">pm</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span>-9.0 <span word="undersea">undersea</span> <span word="tremor">tremor</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span>.</p><p><span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="unleashed">unleashed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="towering">towering</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jet">jet</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="coast">coast</span>. <span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="matchwood">matchwood</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="drowned">drowned</span>.</p><p><span word="Giant">Giant</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fukushima">Fukushima</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>, <span word="sparking">sparking</span> <span word="reactor">reactor</span> <span word="melt">melt</span> <span word="downs">downs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="explosions">explosions</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="atomic">atomic</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="crippled">crippled</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="volatile">volatile</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="decommissioning">decommissioning</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="persist">persist</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leaked">leaked</span> <span word="radiation">radiation</span>. <span word="Tens">Tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="evacuated">evacuated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stricken">stricken</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="fell">fell</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Fukushima">Fukushima</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="about">about</span> 2,000 <span word="lit">lit</span> <span word="candles">candles</span> <span word="arranged">arranged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> "<span word="Fukushima">Fukushima</span> 3/11."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>, <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="Akihito">Akihito</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="tribute">tribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="aftermath">aftermath</span>.</p>
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