AERA weekly magazine
March 15, 2021 at 10:30 JST
A 9.7-meter high seawall extending 3 kilometers in the Ogatsu district of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in July 2020. The wall is meant to protect the road stretching along the shoreline, in addition to the Ogatsu community. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--Rising almost three stories high and snaking 3 kilometers along the coastline, a seawall fortress guarding the Ogatsu district here today restricts views of the sea. [Read More]
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