Japan marks 15 years since tsunami disaster as Takaichi pushes more nuclear energy use

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Bystanders pray at 2:46 p.m., the moment the earthquake struck, Wednesday, March 11, 2026 in Tokyo, as Japan marked the 15th anniversary of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster that devastated the northeastern coast. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)