This combination of pictures shows residents crossing a bridge covered with debris in a tsunami hit area of the city of Ishinomaki in Miyagi prefecture on March 15, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 13, 2012 (bottom). March 11, 2012 will mark the first anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummelled Japan, claiming more than 19,000 lives. FRANCE OUT AFP PHOTO / KIM JAE-HWAN (top) AFP PHOTO / TORU YAMANAKA (bottom)