An aerial photo shows white waves crashing onto the Kujukuri Coast in Sosa City, Chiba Prefecture on Wednesday.
Mandatory Credit:	Toshiyuki Kon/The Yomiuri Shimbun/AP via CNN Newsource

An aerial photo shows white waves crashing onto the Kujukuri Coast in Sosa City, Chiba Prefecture on Wednesday.
Mandatory Credit: Toshiyuki Kon/The Yomiuri Shimbun/AP via CNN Newsource

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