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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

FOUND: Remembering victims of 3 11 | Mind Blowing Facts

People in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, pray Friday for victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Memorial services for victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake were held in affected areas Friday, commemorating the 11th year since the disaster.

A municipal memorial facility opened on the day on elevated land in Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate Prefecture, where 1,808 people lost their lives.

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