Japan is facing its worst crises since the end of World War II. A devastating earthquake and resultant tsunami has not only killed thousands, wounded many more, with untold number missing -- but it faces a nuclear radiation crisis after the quake damaged two nuclear reactors in the northeast epicenter of the tragedy.

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Hiromi Kinno, a nurse, looks at scribbled messages pinned on a makeshift notice board at a gymnasium after an earthquake and tsunami swept through living in Miyako Reuters
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Civil defence relief workers stand together after an earthquake and tsunami swept through Otsuchi, in the Iwate prefecture, eastern Japan Reuters
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Evacuees lie on carpets and strips of cardboards after an earthquake and tsunami swept through Otsuchi, in the Iwate prefecture, eastern Japan Reuters
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An elderly couple huddle around a wooden stove in a gymnasium after an earthquake and tsunami swept through Otsuchi, in the Iwate prefecture, eastern Japan Reuters
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An elderly couple huddle around a wooden stove in a gymnasium after an earthquake and tsunami swept through Otsuchi, in the Iwate prefecture, eastern Japan Reuters
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Civil defence relief workers stand together after an earthquake and tsunami swept through Otsuchi, in the Iwate prefecture, eastern Japan Reuters
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Residents stand along a hillside looking over Kesennuma City as it burns days after the area was devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami Reuters
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A man carries his belongings in an area devastated by the earthquake and tsunami, in Kesennuma Reuters
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A man stands amidst the destruction in Kesennuma City days after the area was devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami Reuters
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A river of debris is seen between destroyed houses in Kesennuma City days after the area was devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami Reuters
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