Japón, dos años después del tsunami

This combination of pictures shows the view of a tsunami hit area of Ofunato, Iwate prefecture on March 14, 2011 (L) and on January 15, 2012 (C) and then nearly two years later on February 18, 2013 (R). March 11, 2013 will mark the second anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummelled Japan, claiming some 19,000 lives. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (L and R) AFP PHOTO / TORU YAMANAKA (C)

This combination of pictures shows local residents looking at a tsunami hit area of Natori, Miyagi prefecture, near Sendai, on March 14, 2011 (L) and the same area on January 12, 2012 (C) and then nearly two years later on February 21, 2013. March 11, 2013 will mark the second anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummelled Japan, claiming some 19,000 lives. AFP PHOTO / TORU YAMANAKA (L and C) AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (R)

This combination of pictures shows cars piled up in front of the airport control tower of Sendai Airport in Natori on March 14, 2011 (L) after an earthquake and tsunami hit the region on March 11, 2011 and the same area on January 12, 2012 (C) and then nearly two years later on February 21, 2013. March 11, 2013 will mark the second anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummelled Japan, claiming some 19,000 lives. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez (L) AFP PHOTO / Toru Yamanaka (C) AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (R)

This combination of pictures shows residents crossing a bridge covered with debris in a tsunami hit area of the city of Ishinomaki in Miyagi prefecture on March 15, 2011 (top) and the same area nearly one year later on January 13, 2012 (C) and nearly two years later on February 22, 2013. March 11, 2012 will mark the first anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummelled Japan, claiming more than 19,000 lives. March 11, 2013 will mark the second anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummelled Japan, claiming some 19,000 lives. AFP PHOTO / KIM JAE-HWAN (top) AFP PHOTO / TORU YAMANAKA (C) AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (bottom)

This combination of pictures shows the pavement ruptured by the earthquake in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture on March 11, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 21, 2012 (C) and nearly two years later on February 23, 2013 (bottom). March 11, 2013 will mark the second anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummelled Japan, claiming some 19,000 lives. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (top and bottom) AFP PHOTO / TORU YAMANAKA (centre image)

This combination of pictures shows a replica Statue of Liberty standing next to tsunami damaged buildings at Ishinomaki in Miyagi prefecture on March 15, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 13, 2012 (C) and then nearly two years later on February 22, 2013 (bottom). March 11, 2013 will mark the second anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummelled Japan, claiming some 19,000 lives. AFP PHOTO / KIM JAE-HWAN (top) AFP PHOTO / TORU YAMANAKA (C) AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (bottom)

This combination of pictures shows a catamaran sightseeing boat washed by the tsunami onto a two-storey tourist home in Otsuchi, Iwate prefecture on April 16, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 16, 2012 (C) and then nearly two years later on February 18, 2013 (bottom). March 11, 2013 will mark the second anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummelled Japan, claiming some 19,000 lives. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA (top) AFP PHOTO / TORU YAMANAKA (C) AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (bottom)

This combination of pictures shows the view of a tsunami hit street in Ofunato, Iwate prefecture on March 14, 2011 (top) and the same scene as it appears on January 15, 2012 (C) and then nearly two years alter on February 19, 2013 (bottom), where now lies a warehouse as a large ship docks at the port. March 11, 2013 will mark the second anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummelled Japan, claiming some 19,000 lives. AFP PHOTO / NICOLAS KAMM (top) AFP PHOTO / TORU YAMANAKA (C) AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (bottom)

This combination of pictures shows a boat washed on to a street by the March 11 tsunami in Ishonomaki, Miyagi prefecture on March 15, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 13, 2012 (C) and then nearly two years later on February 22, 2013 (bottom). March 11, 2012 will mark the first anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummelled Japan, claiming more than 19,000 lives. March 11, 2013 will mark the second anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummelled Japan, claiming some 19,000 lives. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez (top) AFP PHOTO / TORU YAMANAKA (C) AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (bottom)

This combination of pictures shows a ship called Asia Sympathy run aground by the March 11 tsunami in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on March 18, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 16, 2012 (C) and then nearly two years later on February 18, 2013 (bottom). March 11, 2013 will mark the second anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummelled Japan, claiming some 19,000 lives. AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN (top) AFP PHOTO / TORU YAMANAKA (C) AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (bottom)