TOKYO -- More than 30,000 Japanese remain displaced after a major earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan 12 years ago on Saturday, even as some of the worst affected areas reopen to former residents.
Fukushima Anniversary
Japan's great quake: 12 years later, 30,000 still unable to go home
Death toll stands at 15,900, while portions of Fukushima remain uninhabited
Lanterns commemorating the victims of the 2011 disaster light a path at a memorial park in the Miyagi prefecture city of Iwanuma on March 10. (Photo by Yo Inoue)
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