March 11 marks the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, which precipitated an unprecedented catastrophe. The 9.0 magnitude earthquake, the strongest ever recorded in Japan, was also the fourth-strongest worldwide since 1900. With its focus spanning a wide swath below the seabed, it triggered massive tsunamis that wreaked untold damage and devastation across a vast area, especially along Japan’s Pacific coast. The number of victims — those who died directly or indirectly as a consequence of the earthquake in addition to missing persons — exceeded 20,000, and approximately 400,000 houses were damaged or destroyed.