Special Report: Ten years on, grief never subsides for some survivors of Japan's tsunami

Yoshihito Sasaki, 70, who lost his wife, Mikiko, and his younger son, Jinya, in the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, looks at photos of his family which was damaged by the disaster and recovered by volunteers at his home in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, February 26, 2021. Picture taken February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan (Reuters) - Migaku-san, I've left your dirty gloves and your holey shoes by the door. I'm worried you'll kick up a fuss when you return and ask where I put your shoes, so I've left them by the door without polishing them.

- Letter from Sachiko Kumagai to her husband after he was lost in the tsunami.