Japan marks third anniversary of tsunami
Remembrance ceremonies will be held in towns and cities around the disaster zone and in the capital Tokyo, where Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are to lead tributes to those who lost their lives in Japan’s worst peace-time disaster.
Many local governments will switch on a tsunami siren at 2.46pm (5.46am GMT), marking the exact moment a 9.0-magnitude undersea quake hit.