Picture of rescue workers mobilise outside a building in Tokyo's Financial district. Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Picture (March 11, 2011)
The earthquake was strongly felt in Tokyo, where trains and underground services were halted, plants closed and the international airport temporarily shut. Pictures of workers evacuated swaying buildings. Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Picture (March 11, 2011)
Picture of black smoke rises from a burning building in Tokyo's Odaiba area. Japan Tsunami Picture (March 11, 2011)
Picture of damage of tsunami. Earthquake struck-off the coast of north east Japan, damaging buildings and sending tsunami crashing on to coastal areas. Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Picture (March 11, 2011)
Buildings were evacuated in Tokyo's Financial district after the earthquake struck. Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Picture (March 11, 2011)
Pictures of Worst affected areas. They are thought to be Miyagi, Fukushima, and Iwata prefectures. In Iwake, Fukushima, water swept through the town. Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Picture (March 11, 2011)
In Kamaishi Television footage showed a picture of a boat and other vehicles, and debris swept to into a bridge by rapidly advancing tsunami waters. Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Picture (March 11, 2011)
Picture of a damaged bookshop building. The 8.8 magnitude earthquake also damaged buildings. At this Sendai bookshop, staff took shelter as part of the roof collapsed. Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Picture (March 11, 2011)
Vehicles were crushed in a carpark in Mito City in Ibaraki Province. Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Picture (March 11, 2011)
Picture of how the earthquake struck off the coast of north-east of Japan. Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Picture (March 11, 2011)
The earthquake sparks fire in several areas including Tokyo, and numerous casualties are feared. Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Picture (March 11, 2011)
Pictures of tsunami devastations. At the airport in Sendai, the tsunami swept through the carpark and buildings. Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Picture (March 11, 2011)
Picture of damaged buildings in Sendai, Japan brought by earthquake. Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Picture (March 11, 2011)
Picture of a burning oil refinery in Ichihara, Japan. Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Picture (March 11, 2011)
Picture of employees standing in the roof of a Sendai brewery to seek refuge from the tsunami. Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Picture (March 11, 2011)
Picture of houses in Naturi, Japan caught by the tsunami as it sweeps inland. Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Picture (March 11, 2011)
Picture of people standing if rooftops to protect themselves in the tsunami. Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Picture (March 11, 2011)
Picture of Iwaki residents walking in the rubble, destroyed houses. Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Picture (March 11, 2011)
Picture of Light/small airplanes floating in the tsunami water. Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Picture
Picture of Tsunami twirls seen off the coast of Oari. Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Picture
Source: bbc.co.uk
Photograph by Reuters/AP
Photograph by Reuters/AP