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  This combo shows pictures of a rescue worker walking through rubble in the tsunami hit area of Minamisanriku, Miyagi prefecture on March 18, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 14, 2012 (C) and on February 20, 2013 (bottom). March 11, 2013 will mark the second anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummelled Japan, claiming some 19,000 lives. (AFP)
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  This combination of pictures shows damage caused by the March 11, 2011 tsunami seen from a hill overlooking the city of Kesennuma on March 16, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 14, 2012 (C) and February 20, 2013 (bottom). (AFP)
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  This combination of pictures shows a fishing boat washed up by the March 11, 2011 tsunami onto on a road in the city of Kesennuma in Miyagi prefecture on March 16, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 14, 2012 (bottom) and then nearly two years later on February 19, 2013. (AFP)
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  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. (AFP)
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  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)
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  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). (AFP)
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  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)
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  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).  (AFP)
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  This combination of pictures shows local residents walking in a flooded street in a tsunami hit area of Tagajo, Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 12, 2012 (C) and then nearly two years later on February 21, 2013 (bottom).  (AFP)
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  This combination of pictures shows local residents walking past damaged cars on a street in a tsunami hit area of Tagajo, Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 12, 2012 (C) and then nearly two years later on February 21, 2013 (bottom).  (AFP)
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  This combination of pictures shows debris covering a large tsunami hit area of Natori, near Sendai in Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 12, 2012 (C) and then nearly two years later on February 21, 2013 (bottom).  (AFP)
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  This combination of pictures shows debris and damage in the tsunami hit area of Minamisanriku, Miyagi prefecture on March 18, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 14, 2012 (C) and then nearly two years later on February 20, 2013 (bottom).  (AFP)
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  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. (AFP)
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  This combination of pictures shows a fishing boat lying amongst the tsunami rubble in Otsuchi, Iwate prefecture on March 31, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 16, 2012 (C) and then nearly two years later on February 18, 2013.  (AFP)
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  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).  (AFP)
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  This combination of pictures shows a cherry blossom tree (top image-C) amongst tsunami devastation in the city of Kamaishi, Iwate prefecture on April 20, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 16, 2012 (C) and then nearly two years later on February 18, 2013 (bottom).  (AFP)
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  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).  (AFP)

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