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Hirono nuclear power station is seen as a wave approaches after an earthquake in Hirono Town, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan: photo by Reuters/Yomiuri, 11 March 2011
When I see the ocean,
Whenever I see it,
Oh, my mother!
The oncoming tsunami strikes the coast in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan: photo by Reuters/Kyodo, 11 March 2011
A whirlpool is seen near Oarai City, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeastern Japan: photo by Reuters/Kyodo, 11 March 2011
A massive tsunami hits the coast of Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan: photo by Reuters/Kyodo, 11 March 2011
A massive tsunami hits the coast of Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan: photo by Reuters/Kyodo, 11 March 2011
Houses swept away by a tsunami in Natori City in northeastern Japan: photo by Reuters/Kyodo, 11 March 2011
When I see the ocean: Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), translated by Reginald Horace Blyth, 1951
