An endless fleet of trucks and excavators rolls through what remains of Rikuzentakata.

一望无际的卡车和挖掘机行列，在陆前高田市的废墟中来回行驶。

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Hiromaru Sasazaki was at his fishing-tackle shop by the beach in Rikuzentakata when the the tsunami warning sounded.

海啸警报响起时，广间巢世坂正在他开在岩手县沙滩边的渔具店里。

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Amid the debris in Rikuzentakata, a 62-year-old woman wearing trainers was prodding around for her 94-year-old aunt.

陆前高田的废墟中，一名身穿运动鞋，年届62岁的妇女正在到处寻找她94岁的姑姑。

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For instance, Rikuzentakata was unable to build a supermarket because of zoning laws aimed at protecting small shopkeepers.

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"What I want most is to have my home again, " Migaku Suzuki told journalists in the port city of Rikuzentakata.

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The city's largest sake brewer decided to rebuild its factory not in Rikuzentakata, but in Ofunato, a less-damaged city nearby.

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