Japan marks 5th anniversary of Fukushima quake, nuclear disaster
Tokyo
JAPAN paused on Friday to mark five years since an offshore earthquake spawned a monster tsunami that left about 18,500 people dead or missing along its north-eastern coast and sparked the worst nuclear disaster in a quarter century.
Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other participants at a national ceremony in Tokyo bowed their heads along with residents across the affected region at 2:46 pm (0546 GMT) - the exact moment on March 11, 2011 the Magnitude 9 quake struck under the Pacific Ocean.
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