He opposed building a massive tsunami wall, a sentiment shared by most residents ... who has visited many seawall construction sites in the Tohoku region, said most of the stricken communities ...

(James Whitlow Delano) After the Tohoku earthquake spawned a tsunami which tore through ... Toni, Iwate Prefecture: The tsunami wall was not enough to hold back the wave that hit these homes. Even the ...

The coastline here is as beautiful as it is battered, in a region that has traditionally seen few tourists. But that’s ...

Fourteen years after the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, communities in the Tohoku region grappling with declining populations are focusing on young people and women to aid recovery.

Many post offices in the Tohoku area were damaged in the tsunami and also adversely affected by the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant accident triggered by the 2011 earthquake. According to ...