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| - Features Editors: Hong Kong: Sean Gleeson +852 2829 6249 Paris: Kate Millar +33 1 4041 4636 Ten years ago, one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded triggered a killer tsunami that devastated parts of Japan's northeast coast and triggered the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. The towering waves left around 18,500 people dead or missing, while radiation unleashed by the Fukushima nuclear plant forced the evacuation of tens of thousands and left areas uninhabitable even a decade later. AFP journalists, including some who reported in the immediate aftermath of the disaster, have been back to the region to examine the impact and legacy of the tragedy. We will move the following stories in the run-up to the anniversary: Japan-tsunami-anniversary-earthquake-nuclear-disaster-Christianity,FOCUS OKUMA, Japan Reverend Akira Sato dreams that one day hymns will again echo through the Fukushima First Bible Baptist Church, a decade after the nuclear disaster forced the congregation to abandon it. 850 words by Shingo Ito. Picture. Video. Graphic Japan-tsunami-anniversary-earthquake-nuclear-disaster-communities,FOCUS NAMIE, Japan A decade after the Fukushima nuclear disaster forced tens of thousands to flee their homes, towns in the region are still wrestling with the difficult question of how to rebuild a community from scratch. 1,000 words by Shingo Ito. Picture. Video. Graphic Japan-tsunami-anniversary,WRAP TOKYO Japan marks 10 years since the worst natural disaster in the country's living memory, with sombre ceremonies in Tokyo and the affected Tohoku region to remember the devastation unleashed by a powerful earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident. 800 words. Picture. Video. Graphic Japan-tsunami-anniversary-earthquake-nuclear-disaster,FOCUS TOKYO It was just after quarter to three on a cold Friday afternoon when buildings across northeast Japan began to shake violently as one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded unleashed its fury. 800 words by Katie Forster. File picture. File video. Graphic We have already moved: Japan-tsunami-anniversary-children-earthquake,FOCUS Japan-tsunami-anniversary-earthquake-walls,FOCUS Japan-tsunami-nuclear-Germany-energy-environment,FOCUS Japan-tsunami-anniversary-nuclear-Fukushima-emergency,Q&A Japan-tsunami-anniversary-earthquake-nuclear,FACTS Japan-tsunami-nuclear,FACTS afp
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