>> translator: emperor and empress will leave the facility.

>> translator: next, we will have a word of mourning with mr. yokomichi. >> the head of the lower house.

we're watching the memorial service live from tokyo one year after the massive earthquake and tsunami, which left almost 16,000 people dead. more than 3,000 are missing. so far we've heard from both the prime minister and the importantly the emperor, who is 79 years of age in poor health, just recently recovered from heart surgery. he has now left. his doctors told him to limit his time there because of hi healhis health. we heard him say to the japanese

people they should never forget the lesson from this disaster, in particular relates to the nuclear accident at fukushima. it is very rare for the emperor to address the nation. we have seen it twice now in a year, although he has been seen on many occasions meeting with the survivors of those especially around the fukushima power plant. it's very significant he made these comments today. also significant what the prime minister has said. prime minister noda who is, in fact, the sixth prime minister in five years for japan. he inherited the job after his predecessor was roundly criticized for the rebuilding efforts and for the way he handled this disaster, but today just moments ago the prime minister said there are three things to take from this disaster. there are three things that he will be dedicating himself to. restoring the towns as soon as possible to try to make them a

happy place to live. he specifically managed restoring the fukushima prefecture, that is, of course, where the nuclear meltdown occurred, where 100,000 people are still unable to go home. where they are still trying to clean up the radiation there, an effort largely described as trial and error. the other thing he said will be to remember the lessons of this disaster and finally he said the third thing, which was important, would be to remember the feeling of helping each other and offering support during this very difficult time. one of the big criticisms right now of the japanese government is that there is no consensus in the rebuilding of this country. there is no plan, and that is what is causing such a delay in rebuilding. let's go back now to the ceremony and listen in. >> translator: people and

firemen, firefighters, and volunteers and even volunteers from foreign countries working together to help many people from outside japan came and expressed their support. so we were able to confirm that we are together globally. it's been one year since then. people are still standing up to move on. we cannot change the past, but we can change the future one middle school student said. these people who were affected are standing up to build a new town and officials need to learn

from this, too, and learn -- use this lesson to have a better emergency preparedness system such thas that. we all share this feeling of support of the people who arewe affected, mothers raising small children and babies. we are alive. what we need to do is to remember this disaster and face this reality. >> if you're just joining us, we're continuing to watch the national ceremony there in tokyo. about a thousand guests are at the national theater. there are ceremonies held up and down the coast of japan to remember this terrible day one year ago when that 9.0 earthquake literally moved the entire country and then triggered that massive tsunami

that left thousands dead and thousands still missing. in the past few moments we have had had a moment of silence there in the national cathedral. as the guests from the emperor down bowed their heads to remember those who died and those who are still struggling with the aftermath of this natural disaster. and then significantly the much-loved emperor, a man who rarely addresses the nation but has done so once before in the days after had this disaster once again addressed the people of japan. this is some of what he had to say. >> translator: we were attacked by an unprecedented earthquake and tsunami and almost 20,000 people died and many people were missing. many of them were firefighters

and people who tried to help people at the loss of their own people, we should never forget them. >> the emperor said that the country must restore faith in the ability for this country to deal with these kinds of disaster, restore safety of the country as well as all of the affected areas in particular the fukushima prefecture. we're continuing to watch this memorial service in japan here on cnn, but for for you we'll take a short break and be back in a moment. ♪ note

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of the alcoholism & addiction cure. to get yours, go to ssagesmalibubook.com. welcome back to cnn's continuing coverage of this memorial in japan, one year on since the earthquake and tsunami. let's go back live to the national cathedral there in tokyo where we have heard from the prime minister and the emperor. there was also the playing of the national anthem as well as a moment of silence. both speakers we have heard have talked of the need to restore the contaminated areas, especially around the fukushima nuclear plant.

that is a massive job. two and a half conveyor kilometers needs to be contaminated. that's an area roughly the size of luxembourg. they take this moment to reflect on the last years that lie ahead of the country with so much work to be done. at this point the rebuilding appears to have been stalled by a lack of government consensus. there are other ceremonies, too, across the country, not just this one in tokyo. there are other ceremonies, our memorial services and people pausing to remember what this day means, how far they've come and how much more they need to do. there is also questions, too. there are protests against the use of nuclear power. many people now wondering what this future holds for this country when it comes to the safe use of nuclear energy.

this is ofanatu, japan where they are also remembering what happened. here, as in many other coastal villages, there will be two moments of silence. there's the first one for when the earthquake hit at 2:46 p.m. local time, and then there will be another moment of silence 30, maybe 40 minutes later for when the wall of water caused by that tsunami that swept through this port city claiming more than 1,000 lives in this one city alone. and across the country people are pausing to take a moment to remember. day by day, month by month survivors who lived at the heart of the disaster zone have struggled to put their lives back together. anna was there when they were in the town of ishinomaki and recently returned to see how far they still have to go.

>> reporter: a year ago when the disaster struck, my crew and i came straight here to ishinomaki, one of the worst affected area it is. we were following the army going from house to house searching for any bodies. the wall of water that roared through here within seconds collected everything in its path, and from the rescue workers we have spoken to, the bodies that they are retrieving are those of the elderly people who could not get out in time. we came to this neighborhood, and there was rubble and debris as far as the eye could seechlt in fact, where we are walking used to be the foundations of people's homes. we have decided to come back here and speak to the residents and see how they're coping one year on. what was once a thriving coastal community is now a ghost fotown except for a few residents.

this woman was at home when the earthquake struck. her boss sent her home thinking she had enough time to collect her possessions. when i saw the tsunami, noid where to go, she complained, so i ran upstairs. as the water was swirling around her feet on the second story she watched with horror as her neighbors were swept away. the waves came from dwo directions tlshgs and there she says. first cars and then houses. i even saw cows get washed away. more than 3,000 people lost their lives in ishinomaki, 30,000 homes were destroyed. she says it haunts her to stay here, but she can't afford to move. no one would buy her home so close to the sea. i hear it's possible there could be another earthquake a year from now says the 47-year-old. that scares me. i just hope it's not like the one that came before.

while fear is ever present in japan, pain and suffering hovering over this makeshift village in the hills. this 63-year-old lives in this temporary housing with 170 other families and remembers every everything about that fateful day. the waves came up up to my house, he says. i shouted run for your lives. a tsunami is coming. he carried his elderly parents up a steep hill to higher ground but his wife and two grandchildren thought it was safer at the shelter in town. when he went to find them, the shelter had been swept away. 60 people were inside. only 2 survived. i was very fortunate, he says, because foi because i had found their bodies. i sleep with their photos every night. i sometimes pray they come to my

in my dreams, but it doesn't happen very much. his home is surrounded by photos of his wife of 36 years and his two grandkids. 7-year-old angie and 10-year-old hodaka. it's okay during the day when i'm with people, he explains, but at night i realize it's been a year since it happened and the sadness overwhelms me. while he will forever care a heavy heart, rebuilding his village gives him a new purpose only this time on higher ground. cnn, ishinomaki, japan. >> and across japan they're remembering the victims in cities like ishinomaki here in a special ceremony at the national cathedral in tokyo as well as the port of ofunatu where they're remembering the 480 people that died there and some

missing as of today. more than 3,000 people remain missing after this disaster. significantly in the last hour we saw the emperor arrive at the national cathedral. he turned up with the empress and it's 79 years of age and he just had open heart surgery. there were questions whether he'd have the physical stamina to arrive together, whether he would be able to speak, and he did. he delivered a short, solemn address to the nation, and we also heard from the prime minister, who dedicated himself to three goals. to restore the towns which has been damaged, to also remember the feeling of helping of each other and support, and also to remember the lessons of what happened. >> translator: i'll be dedicating my words of condolences.

a lot of lives were lost, and there was a lot of disaster in the country. it has been a year since then. all the lives were lost. and i feel their pain, and i feel the grieving families' pain. and i cannot express my sorrow enough. >> and in many places they're observing a second moment of silence when the tsunami hit. this is the port of ofunato.

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those pictures show the dramatic cleanup that has taken place in japan in the past year. so much debris has been removed from towns across the country, but there's still so much to be done. that's the theme we've heard today from two of japan's leaders, from the emperor and prime minister. they address the nation at a national memorial at japan's national cathedral in tokyo. that memorial is still ongoing as we speak. we expect to hear from some victims as well. they will be speaking at this national service, and importantly we did hear from the emperor, who is 79 years of age who has only really made an address twice on television, this being the second time that we've seen. the first time in the days after the earthquake. there are other memorials, too, taking place across japan. there have been two moments of silence so far in many villages

and towns. the first when the earthquake hit at 2:46 and then between 30 and 40 minutes later when the tsunami came. in many parts japan has struggled to inspire what -- i'm sorry. many places have inspired an unlikely group rather to take action. they're the young adults from the big cities who decided they cannot sit by and watch small towns in their country disappear forever. cnn's kyung lah has their story. >> reporter: day break at the dock, cultivating oysters and nurturing scallops as families have done for generations in ogatsu, japan. the student learning today is not this fisherman's son or schooled in the trade. nothing related to fishing? nothing at all. he studied political science and

ran his own small business in tokyo. a cushy full-time job and a life in the city he gave up to move to the tsunami-devastated town. did you fundamentally change after the disaster? i think so, he says. i now act not only with my head but with my haureart. his heart was moving because of the tsunami and the suffering of a ravaged region. it's not just him. these people are part of anye mu integration and renewed volunteerism among the young returning to the rural communities. i'm japanese too says this 27-year-old. she volunteers on the weekend. she doesn't know anyone here but wants to help. a year after the disaster the town looks like the tsunami and the earthquake struck just yesterday. 75% of the population left here

seeing no reason to rebuild, no economic future for this place. the people left behind say without young people coming in, this town will die. this is a third generation fisherman. what happens to ogatsu if you don't have this interface with young people coming in? even before the quake our town was losing people and disappearing, he says. our fishing industry would die out if they didn't come here. but a few volunteers fishing on the weekends won't save a town, who admits rebuilding a depleted town is an uphill climb. what's different about this reverse migrations, he believes, is they're taking city smarts and reforming rural ways. he connects them to buyers cutting out the expensive middle man distributor. bigger profits return to the fishermen and ogatsu. the young say they're not saving

a town. the town is also saving them. i think 2012 will be a turning point in history for young people. we were raised to believe in mass consumption and improving the economy. maybe there's more to life than that. kyung lah, cnn, ogatsu, japan. >> let's go back now to the national cathedral in tokyo where one of the survivors of the earthquake and tsunami is now speaking. >> translator: now you are meeting the rest of us. my dpauraughter-in-law was cryi over my son's dead, cold body. i feel that my son cannot even

express the sorrow he feels over his wife who is pregnant. i wish i were gone instead of him. my son was so sweet, and he was sweet to my daughter, his sister. my daughter came to this world after a long infertility, and she was my hope, my treasure. i lost loved ones, but i am alive. i feel that i am alive.

i had a hard time thinking about why i was living and why they were dead. the sorrow will never go away. the grieving family will keep living with the sorrow, so we have to become strong. we have to overcome our tears and become -- we have to become strong. here's what i am trying to say to myself. i'd like to be a mother who they might -- my children wanted me to be. i'd like to ask myself what would my parents do? even though we have sorrow, there is hope.

my grandchild was born in august, and this is my -- one of my hopes that supports me to go on. many people in the country -- >> we're listening to one of the survivors there at the national theater in tokyo talking about the tears and the hard times that she has had, birth of her grandchild in august has been essentially an inspiration for her to continue on. kyung lah is with us in ishinomaki. she joins us once again for all of this. kyung, as we look at this service, at this ceremony at the national theater, we've heard from the emperor and that is very significant. >> reporter: certainly very significant, because the emperor is a very powerful symbol of survival for the peecople of japan. he's someone commoners can

relate to because he wanted to make sure that the imperial family was able it to touch the hearts of the japanese people. him being there is very significant. we're now starting to hear some of the survivors, the representatives of the victims and it's really extraordinary when you sit down and talk to the people who have survived this disaster sxr piand picked pieces and moved on. they will tell you a year is simply not enough to get over what is unimaginable grief. amid the terror of the tsunami, the cries of children mourning as a desperate family drove their dead son to an evacuation center for an impromptu funeral at this car. the 16-year-old was under this blanket, his body pulled from the wreck allege of his grandparents home, killed the tsunami swept minamisariku last year. don't give up hope the father

pleaded with the boy's friend, keep living for my son. this was the best he could do as the thousands of dead victims overwhelmed the region. it has taken an entire year. his father is now finally giving his son the funeral ceremony the boy never got. his surviving younger brother and his mother gathered with relatives at this temple. time has passed. the pain has not. he was just 16 his father tells me. he'd be 17 today. it was a chaotic time. it was. i wasn't sure we could hold a ceremony for him at the time. it was the last time he would ever see his friends. i wanted to give him that farewell. his father says his son was a sweet boy, always smiling and laughing. he loved soccer and his friends and most of all he loved the

coastal city that lies in ruin. the total number of people kill would or missing stands at just under 20,000. only about 5% of those are children, but for the parents it is the cruellest part of this disaster. for burying your child defies a natural order. it's already been one year says his father. i still don't know what to say or how to describe how i feel. his family moved away from the city five years ago, but the buy wanted to spend the rest of his childhood here so he moved in with his grandparents. he loves rikuzentakata,s why why they plan on burying his ashes here. although the town and house are gone, we feel we can see him here. you still feel his spirit here? i feel his spirit is always here. for me, says his father, that day one year ago never stopped. i feel it always.

now, his father says that he just wants to get through this day, but this day is very important. it is one year after. the whole family is marking it just like many of the survivors here in the tsunami region, but they'll be very happy when this day comes to an end. they hope it will end this chapter so they can begin to look at this upcoming year, john. >> the prime minister would like to focus on the achievements of the past 12 months, that much has been done. the economy has bounced back pretty much to where it was before the earthquake. for many people there seems to be a feeling that the last 12 months have really been a lost opportunity on to sort of reset the country and move ahead. >> slits, because many people here feel that the country and especially the politicians have missed an opportunity here. there was a moment right after

this disaster when there could have been true political change. when the country could have united and laid out a very strong energy policy, laid out a strong reconstruction plan. so far there's been a lack of that, and so what you hear from the people who are here is extraordinary frustration. they don't feel there's a strong energy policy so that they know exactly whether or not the production lines will keep running this year. what's going to help fill the void since nuclear energy has really effectively been eliminated out of japan since the reactors have not come back online? what you're hearing is yes, japan is starting to bounce back, but there was a missed opportunity. there was that chance to try to drive to a new japan, but that so far hasn't happened at least from the political structure. >> when we look at the reconstruction here, and it's a massive job of rebuilding what was damaged, the government is talking 5 to 7 years in some

parts and even that is wildly optimistic? >> reporter: wildly optimistic. if you look around, i mean, it's hard to tell from this one angle, but there is so much debris. 22 million tons of debris, and only 6% of it has been taken care of and processed. you have entire seconds and cities that have been wiped off the map. they have to be rebuilt, so seven years is very optimistic. you have to move a lot of these places to higher ground. there are more than 100,000 people who are still in some version of temporary housing, whether it be be an actual temporary structure or living in an apartment that's partially paid by the government or living with family. so there's an extraordinary amount of work. seven years is certainly optimist optimistic. if you live here whose house is no longer, seven years is simply too long.

>> as we talk this service is continuing at the national theater in tokyo. one of the biggest challenges for in government and for this country is what to do with the contaminated zone around the fukushima nuclear plant. the officials it there admit this is unchartered territory. the only real comparison of the chernobyl disaster 25 years ago, and they simply left that land in chernobyl, blocked it off. that is not an option in japan? >> reporter: not at option, because you have so many people who want to return there. no one wants to return there if the land is contaminated. we're talking about some very heavily contaminated areas. areas where its not safe to stand there for more than just a few hours. it is an enormous job. we're talking about 78,000 people in the immediate area, a

20-kilometer radius, 12.4-mile radius right around the nuclear plant. the southern section right to the south of the nuclear plant, it's a little more optimistic. we're starting to hear some words of perhaps they'll be able it to start moving in towards the spring, the summer. if the contamination -- the decontamination begins to show some progress. but to the north and the northwest of the plant, there are no dates yet. and then if you look at the actual plant itself, 30 to 40 years before we're talking about a decommission there. it is unchartered territory, and there really is no guidance. we don't have any sort of example as to how quickly it will be before it's safe to wander around there without a full mask on and a suit. >> and kyung, while having these ceremonies here, the one at the national theater and small villages and towns across japan, there are also other

demonstrations under way. anti-nuclear demonstrations planned for in day. given that, how is this country now coming to terms when its energy neiy needs and dealing w nuclear energy, and how is it viewed now one year on? >> nuclear energy is in some communities an absolute pariah. the idea of turning on a reactors in many of these regions sl absolutely not an option as cording to the people that live there because they have the example of fukushima. there are 53 reactors in this country, only 2 of them are currently online. and each time someone want ups to turn on a reactor, there is strong, strong voices from the public saying absolutely not. i just got a press release from the grassroots organization that said we're filing aa lawsuit on

monday. >> kyung, sorry to interrupt. we watched as high level government officials lay flowers for the victims of the earthquake. let's listen for a moment. ♪ >> we've just seen senior government officials laying flowers. these are the representatives of the victims who are taking to the stage and will take part in this ceremony as well.

♪ >> translator: next the representatives from miyagi prefecture will dedicate flowers. ♪ note

♪ >> this is the national theater in tokyo. these are the representatives now laying flowers at the shrine paying their respects to those who died and those who are still missing. we will take a short break here on cnn and continuing or coverage right after this.

welcome back to special coverage of "yucatan peninsula one year on." we're continuing to watch this ceremony at the national theater in tokyo as japan marks one year since the earthquake and tsunami, which claimed almost 16,000 lives with more than 3,000 people missing. right now representatives of the

survivors have been taking part in the ceremony. we've also seen high-ranking government officials laying flowers at the stlhrine. earlier the emperor of japan made a rare appearance. the emperor and empress turned up for a brief period of time. he's not in good health. notably he did speak and address the nation. this is some of what he had to say. >> translator: we were attacked by an unprecedented earthquake and tsunami, and almost 20,000 people died. and many people were missing. many of them were firefighters and people who tried to help people at the loss of their own

people, we should never forget them. >> and kyung, what is notable about the emperor is that in the weeks and the months since the earthquake and the tsunami and the nuclear meltdown, he's been seen meeting with survivors and vevacuees evacuees, and he seems to have taken a very personal interest in the fate, especially of those who were forced from their homes around the fukushima nuclear plant. >> reporter: yeah, and he's actually sat down on the floors with the survivors because he wants to make sure that there was an image sent out that there is no division between the upper class and these people who are now homeless. that this is a shared national experience. this is a shared national tragedy. today is a day of mourning. it is a day of sadness, and you can see from the picture behind p me that there is so much work

to be done. that's why today is so significant to japan. but for the people who are evacuated out of the region right near the fukushima nuclear plant, today is also a day of rage. lo loud, ruckus, and in your face. when you get to the force of the song sung to aramones tune, and get pro tune. tepco, the tokyo electric power company, the owner of the crippled fukushima nuclear plant. this punk band, the scrap, says tepco destroyed their lives. he wrote the lyrics for his hometown, just miles from the plant. his city died the day reactors blew becoming a nuclear wasteland.

he lost his home, his possessions and his job. he's living with his girlfriend now, his family hundreds of miles away with extended relatives. can you tell me some of the lyric was your song. my family far apart looks up at the same sky shattered by earthquake and betrayal. there is no such thing as the truth. why did you write that? i can't go home, he says. i want to tell people the pain, saladne sadness and isolation i feel because i can't go home. there's an extraordinary amount of public rage about this, the exclusion zone. this is the beginning of the 12.4-mile 20-kilometer radius around the fukushima nuclear plant where 70,000 residents have been rack waevacuated out area and cannot return home.

a year after the disaster many are jobless and living with friends. they feel the world has already forgotten. these musicians all impacted by the disaster decided japan's overpolite society needed a reminder about the evacuees' flight. no translation needed. >> [ bleep ], [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. >>. >> reporter: what is the meaning of the song for you? it's a harsh title, but people are still going through a harsh time. he adds tepco needs to care more about the residents' help. in a cold shutdown and a massive decontamination under way. nuclear experts believe it may be decades if ever before evacuees can safely return home. this band doesn't have illusions one song will make a difference, but for the two minutes they scream here, it's some relief that they can't get as evacuees of a nuclear disaster.

what these evacuees are hoping is that even after this one-year anniversary, a day that they acknowledge is very important, they are hoping that people remember they're looking at many, many years with so many questions ahead. john. >> kyung, right now fukushima is in stable cold shutdown. what does that actually mean, and how long will be before this nuclear facility is completely decommissioned? >> reporter: a cold shutdown certainly sounds like everything is under control, and that is certainly not the case. there are still reactors there. it is still nuclear fuel. it is still a situation where there has to be water constantly sprayed on the fuel. they have to be cooled or else the temperatures will rise and it will again spiral out of control. it is still very much a

disaster. it is still very much an emergency room that needs to be handled and taken care of. it's still an area that is deeply, highly contaminated. the plant and the area around it. a cold shutdown means that the reactor temperature is below 100 degrees celsius. that's 200 degrees fahrenheit. so it is something that does give the impression that it's completely over, but it's not. it's going to be at least 30 to 40 years before people look at this plant and say it is officially decommissioned. this is a place where we can perhaps walk again and look at it as just an ordinary land. it is still many, many years away. as far as the areas around it, especially to the north and northwest where the singers of the band are from, that's an area highly contaminated as well. when those hydrogen explosions occurred a year ago, what happened was all of that radiation, that radioactive --

those particles that fell on those communities and all of that topsoil, all of those houses and their possessions, they're all contaminated and they have to be taken care of. the other challenge is going to be where does all that soil go? where does all of aththat mater go? there's still no answers to that, john. >> kyung, while we talk weigh keep a close eye on the ceremony there at the national theater as international dignitaries pay their respects for the victims of the earthquake and the tsunami and the disaster at fukushima. it has to be said, though, with all this talk of radiation and evacuation and concern about fukushima, no one died there. there are real fears more people will be sickened from the stress created by the uncertainty as opposed to the radiation levels at fukushima. >> reporter: yeah, but actually there is concern from the

scientific community that beyond the stress you're talking about, especially on people who are elderly, japan is one of the countries in the world with a high percentage of elderly. this particular area around the nuclear plant does have a large proportion of its population being over the age of 65. there is concern about what is going to happen to the health of the people who were there when the hydrogen explosions occurred, especially to children. there have been a number of tests on people and residents all through that area, but there simply isn't any consensus from the scientific community about what low level radiation after an immediate exposure, what that will mean years on down the road. there just isn't good scientific data. so people are watching the people of this area. they're going to keep testing to see what happens to them. there is a lot of concern about what is going to happen, especially those children 10,

15, 20 years down the line. >> kyung, finally a last thought here. what was spoken of of the japanese resilience, their ability to follow orders, if you like, to fall into line, their compliance and politeness, a year on has that changed? >> it's changed somewhat. you saw that band and what they were saying to tepco. and there's certainly a sense that they can't always accept what the government and what the institutions say. is it at a level that perhaps other nations would accept? absolutely not. people here are certainly still more open and more willing to follow leadership, to follow what the government says. but there is now definitely more of a question there. we are seeing protests on the streets of tokyo that number into the thousands.

>> okay. a special thanks there to kyung lah who has been with me or the last hour. also kyung reporting live from ishinomaki. thank you so much much. you've been watching cnn's special coverage of japan one year on. we'd like to leave you with images of the last few hours as well as the past 12 months. ♪ ♪

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