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One Year After Earthquake, Two Photographers See Signs of Hope in Japan
The coast of northeastern Japan is still recovering from the earthquake and tsunami that struck a year ago. Two American photographers recently returned to the region to document the changes over the past 12 months. Nick Ut is a Pulitzer-Prize winning photojournalist, and Mark Edward Harris is a fine art photographer who has published books on Japan and other countries.
![Japan prepares to mark the one-year anniversary of earthquake and tsunami. (Photo by Mark Edward Harris)](https://gdb.voanews.com/20e86311-2500-42b5-81a0-982db2d32330_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Japan prepares to mark the one-year anniversary of earthquake and tsunami. (Photo by Mark Edward Harris)
![Tsunami rubble, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. (Photo by Mark Edward Harris)](https://gdb.voanews.com/4616969e-484d-47f1-a0af-b819f0a4d500_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Tsunami rubble, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. (Photo by Mark Edward Harris)
![Workers leave exclusion zone, Hirono, Japan. (Photo by Mark Edward Harris)](https://gdb.voanews.com/b82b00e3-ef63-4678-9c8f-94a32f45591c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Workers leave exclusion zone, Hirono, Japan. (Photo by Mark Edward Harris)
![Fisherman with their tsunami-damaged boat, Obama Port, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, Matsushima Bay, Japan. (Photo by Mark Edward Harris)](https://gdb.voanews.com/df289c72-2258-4142-b89b-2d4faa46e77f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fisherman with their tsunami-damaged boat, Obama Port, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, Matsushima Bay, Japan. (Photo by Mark Edward Harris)