Japan marks 14th anniversary of quake-tsunami, nuclear disasters

Japan on Tuesday marked 14 years since a devastating earthquake and tsunami rocked the country's northeast, triggering a nuclear crisis, with residents in one of the hardest-hit areas again reeling from the impact of a natural disaster.The commemoration came at a particularly hard time for residents of Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, who have evacuated due to a massive wildfire that broke out in late February. The blaze has been contained, with all evacuation orders lifted by Monday.When the triple disasters struck 14 years ago, scores of people were forced from their homes. The disaster-prone…READ FULL ARTICLE