The Calamity of Japan's 9.0-Magnitude Quake

The Calamity of Japan's 9.0-Magnitude Quake
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Yamamoto, Miyagi prefecture, April 8, 2011
Members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces bow to pay respect to unidentified victims of the earthquake and tsunami.

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