"She must be down here." Since the day after the tsunami destroyed her aunt's house in Rikuzentakata, Taiko Sasaki, 62, has been back every day to pick through the ruins.

她哭喊着道：“我在找我的姨姨……她一定被埋在下面……”泰子佐崎今年六十二岁，地震摧毁了她姨姨在岩手县的房屋，震后每一日泰子都会来到废墟，将碎砾一件件拣开。