Event Held to Mark 5,000th Day Since 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake; Locals, Families who Lost Loved Ones Gathered

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi — Locals and families who lost their loved ones remembered the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake at a candlelight event in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Saturday on the eve of the 5,000th day since the disaster.