Japan Observes Anniversary of Deadly Quake, Tsunami

Boys walks past lanterns at a candlelight memorial held in remembrance of victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, March 11, 2012. (Reuters)

Wakana Kumagai, 7, visits the spot where her house, which was washed away by the March 11, 2011 tsunami, used to stand in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi prefecture, March 11, 2012. (Reuters)

Taketo Endo, 12, right, and his brother Haruto, 10, offer prayers for their parents, who were killed in the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, at a seaside which was damaged by the disaster in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, March 11, 2012. (Reuters)

People take part in a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. (0546 GMT) around the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, March 11, 2012. (Reuters)

Demonstrators march during an anti-nuclear protest, as a monitor displaying the current radiation level shows a reading of 0.416 microsievert/hour, in Koriyama, Fukushima prefecture, March 11, 2012. (Reuters)

Demonstrators wearing face masks take part in an anti-nuclear protest in Koriyama, Fukushima prefecture, March 11, 2012. (Reuters)

Demonstrators holding banners march during an anti-nuclear protest in Koriyama, Fukushima prefecture March 11, 2012. (Reuters)

Anti-nuclear protesters form a human chain around the parliament building during a march, in Tokyo, March 11, 2012. (Reuters)

Protesters observe a moment of silence for victims of the March 11 earthquake at the same time it struck last year, during an anti-nuclear rally in Koriyama, Fukushima prefecture, March 11, 2012. (Reuters)