Thoughts about the Upcoming 5 year Anniversary of the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami

I grabbed lunch with my friend Leza the other day (she’s also an author – you might recognize her from the guest post Teahouse Dreams). We chatted about life, books, future plans, and eventually the upcoming five year anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that tore through the Tohoku region of Japan. Also known as the 2011  Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, it was the most powerful earthquake recorded to ever hit Japan and the Japanese National Police Agency has since confirmed 15,893 deaths and 2,572 missing (most presumed dead, but their bodies were never recovered from the sea).