Chiyumi Yamane holds the remains of her daughter Natsuse in Minami-Sanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on Thursday (Oct 16, 2025). - Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun
MIYAKO, Iwate (Japan): The partial remains of a six-year-old girl who had been missing since the tsunami triggered by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake were handed over to her family on Thursday (Oct 16), 14 years and seven months after the water swept her away.
“You tried so hard. Thank you for coming back to us,” Chiyumi Yamane said as she tightly cuddled the small urn containing the remains of her daughter Natsuse.
