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Hoshino's Prayer Trilogy embroidery exhibition
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Magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami devastate Tohoku, including Minamisanriku
On 11 March 2011 a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and a huge tsunami struck Japan's Tohoku region, devastating coastal towns such as Minamisanriku.
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Magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa on New Year's Day
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa on 1 January 2024, killing hundreds and destroying homes and roads.

Three embroidered prayers for recovery go on show at Minamisanriku memorial
Embroiderer Mayumi Hoshino's "Prayer Trilogy", made for Tohoku and Noto and stitched square by square with a single needle, is on special display in Miyagi.