This combination photo taken March 13, 2011, top, and Saturday, March 2, 2013, shows the frames of the Disaster Prevention Office building, center, and its surrounding area in Minamisanriku, Miyagi prefecture. March 11, 2013 is the 2-year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami which devastated the northeastern Pacific coast of Japan. Japan's progress in rebuilding from the mountain of water that thundered over coastal sea walls, sweeping entire communities away and killing nearly 19,000 people, is mainly measured in barren foundations and empty spaces. Clearing of forests on higher ground to make space for relocation of survivors has barely begun. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ( Japan Tsunami Anniversary )