The daily trials of Japanese disaster survivors - in pictures

Rikuzentakata: A man evacuated from the tsunami disaster zone sleeps in a sports hall turned into a shelter Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters Rikuzentakata: Japanese volunteers serve soup to refugees in a shelter Photograph: David Guttenfelder/AP Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture: A survivor uses his mobile phone while it charges at an evacuation centre Photograph: Stephen Morrison/EPA Rikuzentakata: Children line up for snacks at an evacuation centre Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Saitama: A mother cleans her family's sleeping space in a hallway at a temporary shelter at the Super Arena Photograph: Christopher Jue/EPA Rikuzentakata: Medical personnel from the Japanese Red Cross treat earthquake victims at a clinic Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Saitama: A volunteer stands next to a table with snacks and refreshments for evacuees at the Super Arena Photograph: Christopher Jue/EPA Otsuchi, Iwate prefecture: Elderly survivors sit on a sofa at a relief shelter Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters Rikuzentakata: Lunch is served to earthquake victims at an evacuation centre Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Rikuzentakata: Owada Yuna carries her three-year-old sister as she searches for names of missing friends at a shelter Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters Rikuzentakata: Workers build shelters for people Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters Oshima: A man looks for belongings in the rubble of a house 10 days after the earthquake and tsunami hit the island Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images Kesennuma: A survivor collects coins from the mud of her home Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images Rikuzentakata: A piano is submerged in water Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters Higashimatsushima: Workers prepare for a mass burial of earthquake and tsunami victims Photograph: Masataka Morita/AP Minamisanriku, Myagi prefecture: Firefighters search for bodies Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images