Japan Earthquake 2011 John V. Roos, U.S. ambassador to Japan, speaks with survivors while touring a shelter facility in Ishinomaki city, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, March 23. Roos and Adm. Robert F. Willard, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, assisted in the delivery of relief supplies to displaced citizens. Since March 12, Marines have delivered food, fuel, water and supplies to disaster-stricken areas near Sendai as part of Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by: Lance Cpl. Steve Acuff)