Japan, one year later
A lot has changed but the country is still scarred by the earthquake and tsunami
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Tokyo
Aum Shinrykyo turns himself in, finally
A member of the group behind Tokyo’s nerve-gas attacks in the 90s surrenders to police
Diapers from Japan’s mafia
The yakuza stepped in quickly to provide tsunami relief, and are reaping the benefits
Why the world is wrong to count Japan out
’It might be subtle, but there’s a deep concern the country as a whole has lost its vigour’
A nation’s grief
Devastation, loss, and the aftermath: a shocking catastrophe and a heroic struggle
The aftershock
In the wake of disaster, playwright Terry Watada remembers his time in Japan
The long, post-earthquake walk home in Tokyo
Thousands of commuters were stranded when rail lines were shut down
Japan after the earthquake: ’People were very stoic’
EXCLUSIVE: Nancy Macdonald reports from Toyota City, Japan