14 years on: Remembering the Great East Japan Earthquake

Today marks 14 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake, which claimed over 22,000 lives. Through past SBS Japanese contents, we look back on the disaster, its aftermath, and the recovery and support effort.

A cyclist passing by a toppled fishing boat beached on the street in the tsunami-hit coastal city of Ofunato, Miyagi prefecture, northeastern Japan, 31 March 2011 Credit: DAI KUROKAWA/EPA/AAP Image

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