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Five years on, Japan pauses at 2:46
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People observe a moment of silence at 2:46pm (0546 GMT), the time when the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off Japan's coast in 2011. (Reuters Photo)
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A man displays a sign remembering the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Shibuya, Tokyo. (AP Photo)
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Aerial view shows tsunami damage and flooding in Natori, Miyagi prefecture, after the earthquake and tsunami triggered an emergency at a nuclear power plant. (AFP File Photo)
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A man prays for victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami on a beach in Sendai, northern Japan. (AFP Photo)
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A department store displays a memorial window to mourn victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami at the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo. (AFP Photo)
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A woman puts flowers into the sea to pray for victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Sendai, northern Japan. (AFP Photo)
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A clock in Tokyo shows 14:46 local time, the time the earthquake struck Japan on March 11. (AFP Photo)
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A man lights a candle to mourn for victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami before a memorial event in Tokyo. (AP Photo)
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Collapsed houses and debris in a field in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture on March 12, 2011. (AFP File Photo)
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People observe a moment of silence at 2:46pm(0546 GMT) atop of a seawall, at Taro district in Miyako, Japan. (Reuters Photo)
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Buddhist monks pray for victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami disaster. (AFP Photo)
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People pray as a the bell tolls to mark the moment the March 11, 2011 earthquake struck Japan, at a junction in Tokyo. (Reuters Photo)
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People observe a moment of silence at 2:46pm at Okawa elementary school where more than 70 students and teachers went missing after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Ishinomaki. (AP Photo)
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This March 12, 2011 photo shows cars and debris littering an area of Sendai city after a monster tsunami unleashed by a massive quake wreaked destruction across northeast Japan. (AFP File Photo)
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