Photos: Sifting through the remains of home after Japan’s quake
Kamihachi, Japan -- Meguni Sasaki, right, and her husband Satoru Sasaki, both 36, return to their neighborhood to collect what few possessions they can find after the devastating earthquake and tsunami. One of the items was a couch. “This used to be in our living room,” said Meguni Sasaki. “It was so expensive.” Satoru located the second floor of their home about a quarter of a mile away from its original location, where they also found a couch and a few possessions. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Kamihachi, Japan -- Meguni Sasaki reunites with her cousin, Kouno Takayaki, 41, who she hadn’t seen since the
Kamihachi, Japan -- Meguni Sasaki, left, talks to her cousin, Kouno Takayaki, right, whom she hadn’t seen since the
Kamihachi, Japan -- “There is nothing left,” says Meguni Sasaki, as she scans the ground looking for remnants of her home, swept away by the tsunami. Sasaki and her husband Satoru Sasaki were not at home when the tsunami struck; their two daughters escaped with grandparents to a nearby mountain temple. The roof of another temple landed near their property, moved there by the giant wave. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
KamihachiI, Japan -- A photograph of daughter Yua Sasaki, 9, on a school field trip, and a bowl are some of the few possession Meguni Sasaki and her husband Satoru Sasaki were able to find after the
