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Found in the Rubble of the Japanese Earthquake

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Small household items convey the enormity of the tragedy

Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture

March 17Matt Dunham / AP

Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture

March 17Chris McGrath / Getty Images

Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture

March 11US Navy / Reuters

Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture

March 15Kimimasa Mayama / EPA

Natori, Miyagi Prefecture

March 11Mike Clarke / AFP / Getty Images

Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture

March 18Chris McGrath / Getty Images

Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture

March 15Hitoshi Katanoda / Polaris

Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture

March 17Itsuo Inouye / AP

Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture

March 18Philippe Lopez / AFP / Getty Images

Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture

March 15Hitoshi Katanoda / Polaris

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