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Sendai 2008
Here is the coastal town of Arahama in Sendai undisturbed three years ago.
Sendai 2011
This is what Arahama in Sendai looked like as of March 12, 2011, after the tsunami swept through the region.
Natori 2008
Here is the town of Yuriage in Natori in 2008.
Natori Now
The tsunami also flattened buildings in Yuriage.
Sendai Airport
Here is the Sendai Airport pictured in 2003.
Airport Today
This shows the Sendai Airport after the tsunami.
Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant 04
This Satellite photo shows a fully intact and operational Fukushima nuclear plant in 2004.
Nuclear Plant Post Quake
Here's the nuclear plant after the tsunami swept across it, but before the outer shell collapsed. On March 14, an explosion rocked unit 3 of the power station and destroyed the roof of a reactor building.
Minamisoma in Fukushima Prefecture
This is what the coastal township of Kashimaku in Minamisoma looked like in 2011 before the tsunami.
Minamisoma After
Here is Kashimaku after it was devastated by the tsunami’s rolling waves.
Iwaki 2005
Onahama township in Iwaki was the picture of peaceful orderliness in 2005.
Iwaki 2011
Homes and buildings are shattered in Onahama after the tsunami struck.
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The 8.9 magnitude earthquake that rocked northern Japan March 11 triggered tsunamis that rippled across the Pacific Ocean, causing devastation in Japan and damaging harbor facilities as far away as Hawaii and the coast of California. Google March 11 responded by putting together one of its crisis response centers, including real-time updates for the disaster, a person locator, emergency lines, a disaster bulletin board and train information to help people evacuate. Google over the weekend donated $250,000 to organizations in Japan that are working on relief and recovery efforts and added donation information to the Website. Google March 12 began loading Picasa Web Albums with Google Maps content from satellite imagery providers to show areas affected most by the disaster. "We hope this new updated satellite imagery is valuable for them as well as everyone else following this situation to help illustrate the extent of the damage," the company explained. This eWEEK slide show highlights some of the before and after pictures of areas in Japan most heavily damaged by the earthquake and tsunami.