Damaged coastline of Minami Sanriku, Japan– one of the hardest hit areas by the tsunami. (Mitsuko Sobata/WV/2011) Posted on March 20, 2011 by Lindsey Talerico-Hedren Damaged coastline of Minami Sanriku, Japan– one of the hardest hit areas by the tsunami. (Mitsuko Sobata/WV/2011) No Comments Yet. Leave a Comment Click here to cancel reply. Name: (required) E-mail: (will not be published) (required) Website: Message: Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.