Surviving the Earthquake Aftermath in Japan
Damir Sagolj / Reuters
Perspective
A calendar shows the date of the massive earthquake as 86-year-old Teru Suzuki cleans her damaged home in Ofunato March 20, 2011. "It could only be destiny", says Suzuki, after surviving not only the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan last week but also two other major earthquakes in her lifetime.
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