FUKUSHIMA/TOKYO -- As memorial services for the thousands killed in the Great East Japan Earthquake are held across Japan Monday, more than 50,000 people remain displaced and the country is spending more on power eight years after the disaster.
On March 11, 2011, a Friday, an earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan, triggering a tsunami that killed 15,897 people, according to the National Police Agency. There were 2,533 people still missing as of Friday. The number of fatalities exceeds 22,000 when including deaths related to the disaster, such as people who died because of deteriorating health conditions while living in shelters.
