By HIDEAKI ISHIBASHI/ Senior Staff Writer
March 10, 2025 at 18:26 JST
Seven-year-old Hibiki Miura recognizes his grandfather Takeshi's name inscribed on a memorial on March 9. The memorial honors the municipal workers of Minami-Sanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, who lost their lives while responding to the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Sayuri Ide)
MINAMI-SANRIKU, Miyagi Prefecture—A ceremony was held at the town hall here on March 9 to unveil a memorial dedicated to the 39 municipal employees who perished or went missing during the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. [Read More]
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