Sources: LA Times
The Government of Japan publishes a reconstruction plan for areas devastated by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. 2011-07-21
Japan's industrial output declined by a record level of 15.3% in March due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. 2011-04-28
After a series of four aftershocks above magnitude 6 east of Honshu, a magnitude 5.7 aftershock of the 2011 Japan earthquake hits Fukushima Prefecture near Iwaki, without immediate reports of damage or casualties. 2011-03-22
The death and missing toll from the earthquake and resulting tsunami approaches 21,000. 2011-03-20
Construction of temporary housing begins in the Japanese town of Rikuzentakata severely damaged in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. 2011-03-19
The United States Navy ships Ronald Reagan 6, Chancellorsville 6 and the destroyer Preble 6 arrive to assist with relief efforts. 2011-03-13
Cooling systems fail at three reactors in the Fukushima II Nuclear Power Plant following Friday's earthquake2011-03-13
Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant: A state of emergency is declared by the Tohoku Electric Power Company. The alert was declared as radioactivity readings exceeding allowed levels in the area surrounding the plant although this later returns to normal. 2011-03-13
The Government of Japan evacuates over 200,000 people as fear of nuclear contamination from the power plants grow. 2011-03-13
The United States Geological Survey estimates that it is the fifth strongest earthquake since 1900. 2011-03-11