Nature's fury has battered Japan yet again, after a powerful earthquake triggered a humongous tsunami, which may have killed 10,000 people, thousands others missing and injured.
But refusing to give up, Japan is fighting back, inch by inch, against the steep challenges for its survival.
The world prays so that Japan gathers strength to rebuild its beautiful country.
In this photograph, students hold candles during a prayer ceremony for victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami inside a government school in Hyderabad.
Photograph: Krishnendu Halder/Reuters
World prays as Japan fights a catastrophe
Women place candles on an anti-nuclear power flag during a vigil for victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, in Zurich. The slogan on the flag reads 'Nuclear power - No thanks'.
Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
World prays as Japan fights a catastrophe
A Japanese man pays his respects to the victims f the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck northern Japan on Friday, at the entry of Japan's embassy to Germany in Berlin
Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
World prays as Japan fights a catastrophe
A member of the volunteer organisation Green Belt Trust holds a candle to pay tribute to the victims of Japan's earthquake and tsunami during a vigil at the campus of the University of Dhaka
Photograph: Andrew Biraj/Reuters
World prays as Japan fights a catastrophe
A BJP member holds an earthen oil lamp during a prayer ceremony for victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami in Chandigarh.
Photograph: Ajay Verma/Reuters
World prays as Japan fights a catastrophe
A student holds a poster during a prayer ceremony for Japan's earthquake victims in Ahmedabad.
Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
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