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Body of woman missing in Japan 2011 tsunami identified decade on

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/03/11/fukushima-tsunami-9-years-rtr-20200311.jpg"/><figcaption>FILE. A man prays toward the sea to mourn victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. The magnitude 9 earthquake triggered a massive tsunami that killed more than 15,899, injured more than 6,000, and thousands left missing, according to the National Police Agency of Japan. <em>Kyodo via Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The remains of a woman who went missing in the devastating 2011 Japan tsunami have been found and identified, police said Friday, days before the 10th anniversary of the disaster.</p><p>&quot;Skeletal remains including a skull were found on February 17&quot; on a beach in the northeastern region of Miyagi, a local police spokesman told AFP.</p><p>Forensic dental and DNA analysis this week revealed her to be Natsuko Okuyama, a 61-year-old who disappeared as the enormous waves swept in on March 11, 2011, he said.</p><p>The confirmed death toll in the 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown stood at 15,899 in December 2020, according to Japan&#x27;s national police agency.</p><p>But more than 2,500 are officially still considered missing 10 years after the disaster.</p><p>That has left many families in limbo, feeling unable to fully process the loss of loved ones whose bodies were never retrieved.</p><p>Local media quoted Okuyama&#x27;s son as thanking the person who found the remains.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m extremely happy that my mother was found as the 10th anniversary is coming up,&quot; Kyodo news agency quoted him as saying.</p><p>&quot;This will allow me to get my emotions in order and move forward.&quot;</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FbiVh8V2kLs?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The remains of a woman who went missing in the devastating 2011 Japan tsunami have been found and identified, police said Friday, days before the 10th anniversary of the disaster.</p>

The remains of a woman who went missing in the devastating 2011 Japan tsunami have been found and identified, police said Friday, days before the 10th anniversary of the disaster.