Relatives of of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami victims offer chrysanthemums during the national memorial service to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the disaster in Tokyo, Monday, March 11, 2013. Japan marked the second anniversary on Monday of the disaster that left nearly 19,000 people dead or missing and more than 300,000 people still displaced. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa, Pool)
News Summary: Recovery slow from Japan's tsunami
Published: 03:44:22 PM, Mon 11 March 2013 UTC
TWO YEARS LATER: There is growing dissatisfaction in Japan with the slow pace of recovery after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that left nearly 19,000 people dead or missing and has displaced more than 300,000.
POST-MELTDOWN: Japan has struggled to rebuild communities and clean up radiation from the meltdown of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant triggered by the 2011 tsunami. And with all but two of Japan's nuclear reactors offline, the government has yet to devise a new energy strategy.
WHAT'S NEXT: The government intends to make "visible" reconstruction progress and accelerate resettlement of those left homeless by streamlining legal and administrative procedures.
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