A lot of stunning pictures in this post. Let's the pictures do all the talking.
A small boat gets stuck in a tsunami whirlpool
A person on the third floor of a Japanese airport photographs damage and debris
An explosion at an oil refinery after the earthquake
Cars and other debris swept away by tsunami tidal waves are seen in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan
Residents look at a massive crack in the ground
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan reacts after he feels the earthquake during a committee meeting in parliament in Tokyo
Houses are swept by a tsunami in Natori City
A tsunami carries buildings across waters in Kamaishi city port
Houses swallowed by the tsunami burn in Sendai, Miyagi
People watch the aftermath of the tsunami tides from a bridge
Waves of tsunami topple trees
Light planes and vehicles mashed together
Houses, cars and other debris are washed away by tsunami tidal waves in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan
Ships and boats are washed ashore in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefectur, Japan
A closeup of the last picture
Houses are swept out to burn at sea
The tsunami goes over an inter-coastal canal
Sludge from the tsunami creeps inland
Two men look at smoke rising over the Tokyo skyline after the earthquake struck
Cars collide with storage crates
Vehicles are crushed by a collapsed wall at a carpark in Mito City
Collapsed tombstones on a hill in Kure, Japan
Oarai town submerged in water and debris
A man wades through a flooded street
Fire smokes billow from residences
Parts of a beer factory's facilities are collapsed as the employees gather on the rooftops
Residents walk through rubble
A wave from the tsunami heads to the coast in Miyagi Prefecture on the north east coast of Japan
Smokes rise from houses in Soma, Fukushima, northern Japan
A tsunami surge carrying debris sweeps between houses to reach poly tunnels on farmland near Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture Japan
A tsunami surge throws boats against a building in Hachinoche, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
A tsunami surge sweeps boats, cars and other debris over a highway in the Sendai City area
Water surrounds the airport building at Sendai Airport
Houses, cars and debris are swept towards a highway
A wave from the tsunami heads to the coast in Miyagi Prefecture
A wave from the tsunami sweeps boats inland
Boats are swept by a wave after a tsunami and earthquake in Asahikawa city
Cars are washed away in a coastal area of Kamaishi, Iwate prefecture Japan
Sendai Airport
A boat is caught in a tsunami whirlpool
People at a book store react as the store's ceiling falls
A collapsed pedestrian road
This sidewalk used to be level
A whirlpool swirls offshore
Sendai Airport
Houses, cars and other debris are washed away by tsunami tidal waves in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan
Vehicles ready for shipping are carried away by a tsunami tidal wave
Tsunami tidal waves are seen moving upstream the Naka river
The oncoming tsunami strikes the coast in Natori City
A car gets swept away by the tsunami tides