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Which age group made up more than half of the victims of the 2011 Japan disaster?
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Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011
Aerial view of damage to a portion of the northeastern coast of Honshu, Japan, following the offshore earthquake and resultant tsunami there on March 11, 2011.
Individuals aged 65 years or older made up more than half of the victims of the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami.1