3/11: Japan Marks Anniversary of Meltdowns, Tsunami in Day of Mourning, Protest
March 11, 2012
Gary Null in Environment, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Waste

On the first-year anniversary of the Fukushima tsunami disaster people gathered in Japan and around the world for a day of mourning and protest.

Agence France-Pressereports:

Japan fell silent on Sunday to honour the 19,000 people killed a year ago when a huge earthquake sent a tsunami barreling into the coast, sparking a nuclear crisis at Fukushima.

Tearful families gathered in the still shell-shocked towns and villages across the country's northeast to remember those lost when the towering tsunami smashed ashore.

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