By SHOGO KOSHIDA/ Staff Photographer
March 11, 2021 at 07:00 JST
April 28, 2011: Kazuto Oya’s eyes water over as he promises his late grandmother to keep working hard on behalf of others. He made the vow during a memorial service held in Minami-Sanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on the 49th day of her death from 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (Shogo Koshida)
Editor’s note: This is the second of a four-part series retracing the lives of four families over the decade following the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, mainly through photos that depict a range of human emotions as bereaved family members and other survivors tried to comfort each other and rebuild their lives. [Read More]
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