In Pictures: Japan marks anniversary of disaster with subdued memorials

Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the state-sponsored remembrance ceremony to pay tribute to the victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami tragedy was cancelled.

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Mar 11, 2020, 3:54 pm SGT
People attend a moment of silence at 2.46pm, the time when the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off Japan's coast in 2011, in Iwaki, in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, on March 11, 2020.
People attend a moment of silence at 2.46pm, the time when the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off Japan's coast in 2011, in Iwaki, in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, on March 11, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS
People taking part in a moment of silence at 2.46pm, the time when the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off Japan's coast in 2011, in Iwaki, in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, on March 11, 2020.
People taking part in a moment of silence at 2.46pm, the time when the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off Japan's coast in 2011, in Iwaki, in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, on March 11, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS
Police officers take part in a moment of silence at 2.46pm, the time when the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off Japan's coast in 2011, in Iwaki, in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, on March 11, 2020.
Police officers take part in a moment of silence at 2.46pm, the time when the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off Japan's coast in 2011, in Iwaki, in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, on March 11, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS
A man prays towards the sea to mourn victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Iwaki, in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, Japan.
A man prays towards the sea to mourn victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Iwaki, in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, Japan.PHOTO: REUTERS
A man prays towards the sea to mourn victims of the 2011 tsunami disaster, in Minamisoma, in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, on March 11, 2020.
A man prays towards the sea to mourn victims of the 2011 tsunami disaster, in Minamisoma, in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, on March 11, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS
A woman pays her respects to victims of the 2011 tsunami disaster, in Iwaki, in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, on March 11, 2020.
A woman pays her respects to victims of the 2011 tsunami disaster, in Iwaki, in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, on March 11, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS
A man pays his respects at a memorial monument in Namie, in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, on March 11, 2020.
A man pays his respects at a memorial monument in Namie, in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, on March 11, 2020.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
A woman prays during a memorial service preceding a moment of silence at Hibiya Park in Tokyo on March 11, 2020.
A woman prays during a memorial service preceding a moment of silence at Hibiya Park in Tokyo on March 11, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS
A woman prays during a memorial service preceding a moment of silence at Hibiya Park in Tokyo on March 11, 2020.
A woman prays during a memorial service preceding a moment of silence at Hibiya Park in Tokyo on March 11, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS
Police officers take part in a search operation for the remains of people who went missing after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Namie, in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, on March 11, 2020.
Police officers take part in a search operation for the remains of people who went missing after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Namie, in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, on March 11, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS
Police officers take part in a search operation for the remains of people who went missing after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Namie, in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, on March 11, 2020.
Police officers take part in a search operation for the remains of people who went missing after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Namie, in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, on March 11, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS
Police officers take part in a search operation for the remains of people who went missing after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Namie, in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, on March 11, 2020.
Police officers take part in a search operation for the remains of people who went missing after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Namie, in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, on March 11, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS
People lay flowers on their relatives' graves at a cemetery in Otsuchi, in Japan's Iwate prefecture, on March 11, 2020, on the ninth anniversary of the 2011 tsunami disaster.
People lay flowers on their relatives' graves at a cemetery in Otsuchi, in Japan's Iwate prefecture, on March 11, 2020, on the ninth anniversary of the 2011 tsunami disaster.PHOTO: AFP
A memorial monument in Minamisanriku, in Japan's Miyagi prefecture, on March 11, 2020, on the ninth anniversary of the 2011 tsunami disaster.
A memorial monument in Minamisanriku, in Japan's Miyagi prefecture, on March 11, 2020, on the ninth anniversary of the 2011 tsunami disaster.PHOTO: AFP
 
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