The 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan was one of the many events that shook the world. The Tohoku Underwater Earthquake and the tsunami that followed resulted in the loss of many lives. The earthquake, which lasted for regarding six minutes, also broke records. It was the strongest earthquake ever recorded in Japan. It was also the world’s fourth strongest earthquake since modern record-keeping began in 1900.
Tsunami waves up to 40.5 meters high were formed following the earthquake. Many places were affected by this earthquake and tsunami. Among the missing was Yuko Takamatsu, a woman from Onagawa, one of the worst-hit areas. They were last seen at this location. 11 years have passed since that tragedy.
But the husband is waiting for their return or for the dead body. His name is Yasuo Takamatsu. He still dives every week in the hope of finding his wife’s body.
Yasuo, now 65, searched the land for his wife’s body for two years. But following getting a diving license from 2013, he turned his attention to the water. Incredibly, Yasuo has been diving into the deep sea every week for the past 9 years in the hope of finding Yuko’s body, vowing to continue the search as long as he lives.
He says he goes diving as if he were going to see his wife. Their cell phone and other belongings were recovered shortly following the disaster, but the body was never found. When the tsunami hit, Yuko was at the bank where she worked. Yuko’s final message was that tsunamis are devastating.
Story Highlights: This man goes diving every week looking for his wife’s body missing since Japan’s 2011 tsunami
