On Friday March 11, 2011 at 2:46 p.m. (Japan Standard Time) a 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan.
The earthquake was followed by hundreds of large aftershocks and triggered a large Tsunami that spilled from the Pacific Ocean wiping out Japanese towns and villages.
The results were catastrophic and life changing for thousands of Japanese, many of whom were left with only the clothes they were wearing.
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