Flowers and photos are placed where the Ukedo Post Office stood in Fukushima, Japan, before the tsunami struck the area in 2011. Photo: EPA
Flowers and photos are placed where the Ukedo Post Office stood in Fukushima, Japan, before the tsunami struck the area in 2011. Photo: EPA

Literary prize win for powerful book about 2011 Japan tsunami and earthquake’s impact on communities

Ghosts of the Tsunami by reporter Richard Lloyd Parry, which details the six years he spent covering the aftermath of the disaster that killed more than 18,000 people, hailed as ‘harrowing and inspiring’ by UK’s Folio prize judges

Flowers and photos are placed where the Ukedo Post Office stood in Fukushima, Japan, before the tsunami struck the area in 2011. Photo: EPA
Flowers and photos are placed where the Ukedo Post Office stood in Fukushima, Japan, before the tsunami struck the area in 2011. Photo: EPA
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