Debris from the March 2011 tsunami in Japan is making its way to U.S. shores. As of now, experts can no longer see this debris in the ocean.

Japan's Fukushima region transformed from rural haven to ravaged wasteland when the earthquake and tsunami struck in March 2011. The crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant Photo: AP By Danielle Demetriou, Tokyo Not so long ago, Fukushima was a

TOKYO: J.D. News — A very powerful earthquake strike the Izu islands of Japan but no damages and no tsunami warnings reported

By Lars Nicolaysen Jan 1, 2012, 1:25 GMT Tokyo – The victims of the March 2011 Japan earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster are living through their first winter since the catastrophe, with thousands still in temporary housing.

AP Top 10 The killing of Osama bin Laden and the tragedy of Japan's earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear reactor crisis top the list of 2011's biggest news stories. Here is a summary of the top stories, and how they ranked in balloting by