Five students at the University of Hong Kong have organised a photography competition, 'Japan, Endless Discovery', to promote the revitalisation of the nation.
It marks the first anniversary of the massive earthquake and resulting tsunami that devastated Japan and caused a nuclear disaster.
Hongkongers Kastia Chan, Jerry Zhang, Monica Shing, Carmen Chow and Emmy Wong were in Tokyo studying Japanese as the 9.0-magnitude quake struck off the northeast coast. It created a huge tsunami that killed 15,850 people, injured 6,011 others and left a further 3,287 people missing.
A power failure at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, caused by the tsunami, led to the failure of cooling systems and the meltdown of three nuclear reactors. Harmful radioactive particles escaped.
The students set up the contest with the help of the Japan National Tourism Organisation and the Consulate-General of Japan.
They were on an exchange programme at the time of the disasters and the experience remains vivid in their memories.