Japan marks 14 years since 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima disaster

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Japan on Tuesday (March 11) marked 14 years since the massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that left more than 20,000 people dead or missing and triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Japan on Tuesday commemorated the 14th anniversary of the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami

00:12that claimed over 20,000 lives and triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

00:20At 2.46 p.m., the exact moment the earthquake struck, people across northeastern Japan observed

00:26a moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives in the disaster.

00:31Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attended a memorial ceremony in Fukushima to pay respect to the

00:36victims and pledged to strengthen Japan's disaster resilience.

00:40I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the Japanese government for

00:47their response to the disaster, for their thorough response to all disasters, for strengthening

00:53the disaster response system, and for improving the living conditions in evacuation centers.

00:57I will do my best to establish a new disaster zone and make it the world's largest disaster

01:01zone.

01:03The March 11, 2011 disaster triggered the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl, with

01:09three reactors at Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi plant, 220 kilometers northeast

01:15of Tokyo, suffering meltdowns.

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