article_snippet: Japan marked the fourth anniversary today of a quake-tsunami disaster that swept away thousands of people and sparked a nuclear crisis that continues to wreak misery for many.
article_snippet: Remembrance ceremonies were held around disaster zone and in Tokyo, where Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko led tributes to those who died in Japan's worst peace-time disaster.
article_snippet: A woman touches a monument for victims of the 2011 quake-tsunami disaster
article_snippet: A woman points to A woman relative's names on a monument to tsunami victims on the coastal area of Arahama district in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture .
article_snippet: A woman lights bamboo candle that are placed in the shape of the date 3/11 to commemorate victims of Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in front of Kobe's light of hope memorial on the fourth anniversary of the 2011 quake-tsunami disaster .
article_snippet: The situation surrounding disaster victims remains severe,' the emperor told the ceremony. '
highlights_snippet: Remembrance ceremonies held around disaster zone and in Tokyo where Emperor led tributes to those who died .
  