These panoramic images were both made in Otsuchi by MSN Japan. Above, a sightseeing ship sits atop a building 12 days after the devastating tsunami of March 11, 2011. Below, a year later, the ship and other debris is gone.

Here's another recent panorama from Japan, a year after the tsunami:

Flights are set to resume at the Sendai airport

Below, see more panoramic images produced shortly after the tsunami:

• Inside the passenger terminal of the airport in Sendai, Japan
• Exterior of Sendai Airport
• A Statue of Liberty stands above tsunami wreckage
• Destruction in the interior of Ohkawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki City, Japan
• Sightseeing ship atop house in Otsuchi, Japan
• Grounded cargo ship in Kamaishi port, Japan
• Tokyo dims the lights because of nationwide electrical shortages
• Schools become makeshift relief centers in tsunami damaged Minamisanriku, Japan
• Destruction in Kesennuma, Japan
• Damage in Natori, Japan
• Damage in Kesennuma, Japan

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