NE Japan coast ravaged by flood, fires after quake

A factory facility burns following an earthquake and tsunami in Sendai, northeastern Japan March 12, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

Smoke rises above a town struck by a tsunami following an earthquake in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan March 12, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

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A massive 8.8 magnitude quake hit the northeast coast of Japan on March 11,2011.

Lawmakers and political advisers gather in Beijing to discuss major issues.

Worker scarcity is no longer confined to eastern areas, minister says.