この怪物は津波を止められるだろうか?

FOUR years after a towering tsunami ravaged much of Japan’s northeastern coast, efforts to fend off future disasters are focusing on a nearly 400-kilometre chain of cement sea walls, at places nearl..

Local residents Kazutoshi Musashi, left, and Shigeru Chiba look at the 12.5-metre-high concrete barrier under construction in the northern fishing port of Osabe, in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. ..

A woman walks near sea walls being built in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Source: AP

Local leader Takeshi Konno points at a construction site for the giant sea walls. Source: AP

A Shinto shrine gate remains standing on a hill as sea walls are being built in the waterfront area in Rikuzentakata. Source: AP

The lone pine tree that miraculously survived the deadly 2011 tsunami among 70,000 trees along the coastline, stands in Rikuzentakata.The tree, which was badly damaged from seawater after surviving..