At 14.46 on 11 March 2011 Japan was hit by its worst ever earthquake. It registered 9 on the Richter scale, and was one of the five worst ever suffered – anywhere. The World Bank rated it as the most expensive natural disaster in world history.
On recovery road
by Jane Tse
Kyoto Marathon
Sun 11 March 2012
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