Pictures of the Week: March 8 – March 15

Japan Marks 2nd Anniversary Of Magnitude 9.0 Earthquake And Tsunami
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March 11, 2013. Kesennuma City is seen during a lightshow in Japan. The country is commemorating the second anniversary of the 2011 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami that claimed more than 18,000 lives.

From the selection of a new Pope and the second anniversary of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami to Kenya’s disputed election and sunbathers in the snow, TIME presents the best images of the week.

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