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People watch Prime Minister Shinzo Abe projected on a large screen during a memorial ceremony to commemorate the victims of the 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami on March 11, 2013 in Kesennuma, Japan. Japan is commemorating the second anniversary of the 2011 Magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images) ( 163505764 )

Two elderly women are reflected on a monument on which names of tsunami victim from the district are carved in Arahama district in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 11, 2013. Japan on March 11 marked the second anniversary of a ferocious tsunami that claimed nearly 19,000 lives and sparked the worst nuclear accident in a generation. TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images ( 518076330 )

People observe a moment of silence for the victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami during an event at a park in Tokyo, Monday, March 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye) ( Japan Tsunami Anniversary )

An artificially-restored "miracle pine tree," that survived the March 11, 2011 tsunami, is silhouetted against the rising sun in Rikuzentakata, Iwate prefecture, Japan, Monday, March 11, 2013. Japan marked the second anniversary of its earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe, that killed nearly 19, 000 people in areas along Japan's northeastern coast. The 27-meter (88-foot and 7-inch)-tall tree, a single survivor among 70,000 trees in a forest along the coast, has just been restored in a project to preserve it. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE ( Japan Tsunami Anniversary )

A woman holds a candle as she commemorates victims of Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in front of Kobe's light of hope memorial on March 11, 2013 in Kobe, Japan. Japan is commemorating the second anniversary of the 2011 Magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) ( 163500713 )

Kesennuma city is seen during a lightshow on March 11, 2013 in Kesennuma, Japan. Japan is commemorating the second anniversary of the 2011 Magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images) ( 163505757 )

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) bows to Emperor Akihito (2nd R) and Empress Michiko during the national memorial service for the victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Tokyo March 11, 2013. Japan honoured the victims of its worst disaster since World War Two on Monday: the March 11, 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis that killed almost 19,000 people and stranded 315,000 evacuees, including refugees who fled radiation from the devastated Fukushima atomic plant. REUTERS/Junji Kurokawa/Pool ( JAPAN-DISASTER/ )

Japanese people pay their respect during a memorial ceremony to commemorate the victims of the 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami on March 11, 2013 in Kesennuma, Japan. Japan is commemorating the second anniversary of the 2011 Magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images) ( 163505766 )

Children pray during a memorial ceremony to commemorate the second anniversary of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disasters in Kamaishi, Iwate prefecture on March 11, 2013. Japan on March 11 marked the second anniversary of a ferocious tsunami that claimed nearly 19,000 lives and sparked the worst nuclear accident in a generation. JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images ( 518072879 )

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a news conference marking the second anniversary of a devastating earthquake and tsunami, that left nearly 19,000 people dead or missing and more than 300,000 people still displaced, at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Monday, March 11, 2013. Since taking office in late December, Abe has made a point of frequently visiting the disaster zone, promising faster action, and plans to raise the long-term reconstruction budget to 25 trillion yen ($262 billion) from 19 trillion yen (about $200 billion). (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye) ( Japan Tsunami )

Employees of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the operator of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, take part in a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. local time (0546 GMT) at TEPCO's headquarters in Tokyo March 11, 2013. Japan honours the victims of its worst disaster since World War Two on Monday: the March 11, 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis that killed almost 19,000 people and stranded 315,000 evacuees, including refugees who fled radiation from the devastated Fukushima atomic plant. REUTERS/Yuya Shino ( JAPAN-DISASTER/ )

A Buddhist statue recently built in honour of tsunami victims is silhouetted at sunset on the seashore in Arahama district in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture on March 11, 2013 on the second anniversary of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Japan on March 11 marked the second anniversary of a ferocious tsunami that claimed nearly 19,000 lives and sparked the worst nuclear accident in a generation. TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images ( 518076311 )

Nobuhisa Iwai prays for his friend killed by the tsunami at Arahama district in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture on March 11, 2013. Japan on March 11 marked the second anniversary of a ferocious tsunami that claimed nearly 19,000 lives and sparked the worst nuclear accident in a generation. TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images ( 518076333 )

A woman prays during a rally against nuclear power plants as victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami are remembered, at a park in Tokyo, Monday, March 11, 2013. Japan marked the second anniversary on Monday of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that left nearly 19,000 people dead or missing. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye) ( Japan Tsunami Anniversary )

People offer prayer in a moment of silence in front of what is left of a disaster control center in an area devastated by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, Monday, March 11, 2013. Japan marked the second anniversary on Monday of the devastating disasters that left nearly 19,000 people dead or missing. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) ( Japan Tsunami Anniversary )

A woman sits next to bamboo candles as she commemorates victims of Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in front of Kobe's light of hope memorial on March 11, 2013 in Kobe, Japan. Japan is commemorating the second anniversary of the 2011 Magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) ( 163500708 )

A woman holds a candle as she commemorates victims of Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in front of Kobe's light of hope memorial on March 11, 2013 in Kobe, Japan. Japan is commemorating the second anniversary of the 2011 Magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) ( 163500713 )

Japanese Buddhist monks chant and pray in front of the remaining structure of a former disaster center to commemorate the second anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami on March 11, 2013 in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Japan is commemorating the second anniversary of the 2011 Magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images) ( 163505755 )

Japanese people line up to pay their respect in front of the remaining structure of a former disaster center to commemorate the second anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami on March 11, 2013 in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Japan is commemorating the second anniversary of the 2011 Magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images) ( 163505759 )

Japanese people pay their respect in front of the remaining structure of a former disaster center as they commemorate the second anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami on March 11, 2013 in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Japan is commemorating the second anniversary of the 2011 Magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images) ( 163505760 )

Japanese people pay their respect during a memorial ceremony to commemorate the victims of the 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami on March 11, 2013 in Kesennuma, Japan. Japan is commemorating the second anniversary of the 2011 Magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images) ( 163505766 )

A bouquet of flowers stands in rubble on March 11, 2013 in Ootsuti, Iwate prefecture, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the second anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images) ( 163507660 )

Nanako Koshita spills whisky into the sea for her father, who is still missing on March 11, 2013 in Ootsuti, Iwate prefecture, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the second anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images) ( 163507661 )

A Buddhist monk prays toward the sea on March 11, 2013 in Ootsuti, Iwate prefecture, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the second anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images) ( 163507666 )

People pray for victims of the tsunami on March 11, 2013 in Ootsuti, Iwate prefecture, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the second anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images) ( 163507670 )

A women prays for her family where her house used to stand on March 11, 2013 in Ootsuti, Iwate prefecture, Japan. On March 11 Japan commemorates the second anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images) ( 163507855 )

People observe a moment of silence during a rally at 2:46 p.m. (0546 GMT), the time when the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off Japan's coast in 2011, in Tokyo March 11, 2013. Japan honored the victims of its worst disaster since World War Two on Monday: the March 11, 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis that killed almost 19,000 people and stranded 315,000 evacuees, including refugees who fled radiation from the devastated Fukushima atomic plant. REUTERS/Toru Hanai ( JAPAN-DISASTER/ )

People observe a moment of silence during a rally at 2:46 p.m. (0546 GMT), the time when the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off Japan's coast in 2011, near a tsunami-devastated disaster prevention office building in Minamisanriku town, Miyagi prefecture, March 11, 2013 in this picture provided by Kyodo. Japan honoured the victims of its worst disaster since World War Two on Monday: the March 11, 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis that killed almost 19,000 people and stranded 315,000 evacuees, including refugees who fled radiation from the devastated Fukushima atomic plant. Mandatory Credit. REUTERS/Kyodo ( JAPAN-DISASTER/ )

People observe a moment of silence facing the sea during a rally at 2:46 p.m. (0546 GMT), the time when the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off Japan's coast in 2011, in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, March 11, 2013 in this picture provided by Kyodo. Japan honoured the victims of its worst disaster since World War Two on Monday: the March 11, 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis that killed almost 19,000 people and stranded 315,000 evacuees, including refugees who fled radiation from the devastated Fukushima atomic plant. Mandatory Credit. REUTERS/Kyodo ( JAPAN-DISASTER/ )

Candles forming the words "Thank you for all your help" are seen during a candlelight vigil at Arahama area in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, an area destroyed by the March 11, 2011 disaster, in this picture taken by Kyodo March 11, 2013. Japan honored the victims of its worst disaster since World War Two on Monday: the March 11, 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis that killed almost 19,000 people and stranded 315,000 evacuees, including refugees who fled radiation from the devastated Fukushima atomic plant. Mandatory Credit. REUTERS/Kyodo ( JAPAN-DISASTER/ )

Nobuhisa Iwai prays for his friend killed by the tsunami at Arahama district in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture on March 11, 2013. Japan on March 11 marked the second anniversary of a ferocious tsunami that claimed nearly 19,000 lives and sparked the worst nuclear accident in a generation. AFP PHOTO/Toru YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images ( 518076333 )

Police officers in radiation protection suits bow their heads to offer prayers in silence for tsunami victims in Namie, near the stricken TEPCO's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in Fukushima prefecture on March 11, 2013. March 11, 2013 marks the second anniversary of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that sent a huge wall of water into the coast of the Tohoku region, splintering whole communities, ruining swathes of prime farmland and killing nearly 19,000 people. AFP PHOTO / YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images ( 518080657 )

People offer silent prayers for victims of the tsunami at Arahama district in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture on March 11, 2013. Japan on March 11 marked the second anniversary of a ferocious tsunami that claimed nearly 19,000 lives and sparked the worst nuclear accident in a generation. AFP PHOTO/Toru YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images ( 518080660 )

A Buddhist statue recently built in honor of tsunami victims is silhouetted at sunset on the seashore in Arahama district in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture on March 11, 2013 on the second anniversary of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Japan on March 11 marked the second anniversary of a ferocious tsunami that claimed nearly 19,000 lives and sparked the worst nuclear accident in a generation. AFP PHOTO/Toru YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images ( 518076311 )

An elderly man sits as he and with his wife (not pictured) visit a cemetery to pay respects to their son who was killed in the March 2011 tsunami, in Minamisoma in Fukushima prefecture on March 11, 2013. March 11, 2013 marks the second anniversary of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that sent a huge wall of water into the coast of the Tohoku region, splintering whole communities, ruining swathes of prime farmland and killing nearly 19,000 people. AFP PHOTO / YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images ( 518080668 )

Buddhist monks march on the seawall, marking the second anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe, that killed nearly 19, 000 people in areas along Japan's northeastern coast, in Miyako, Iwate prefecture, Monday, March 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ( Japan Tsunami Anniversary )

A woman lights candles during an event for the victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami at a park in Tokyo, Monday, March 11, 2013. Japan marked the second anniversary on Monday of a devastating earthquake and tsunami that left nearly 19,000 people dead or missing. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye) ( Japan Tsunami Anniversary )