Fukushima then and now.

Fabulous set of linked images to remind us quite how brutal mother nature can be when she wants to and remember the enormous challenge Japan still has in returning the area to a semblance of normality.

From image 2 onwards, you have to click on the image to see the earlier image. Well worth it.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2012/03/japan_tsunami_pictures_before.html