AdvertisementAreas Of Northern Japan May Be Off-Limits For YearsSeptember 13, 2011Frank LangfittfacebookEmailA 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan offshore on March 11, setting into motion a tsunami that engulfed large parts of northeastern Japan and triggered a nuclear meltdown at a power plant in Fukushima. On March 26, a man walks among debris in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. (Getty Images)