The magnitude-7.6 earthquake that hit central Japan on New Year's Day has left 238 dead and 19 others still unaccounted for, and more than 14,000 people remain evacuated one month on.While local authorities continue efforts to secure temporary housing for evacuees and volunteer work has been expanding to help with reconstruction, life in the affected areas is still far from returning to normalcy.Here are photos of some of the hardest-hit areas as documented by Kyodo News reporters and photographers over the past month:More stories on the earthquake:READ FULL ARTICLE
