Cody Anderson a volunteer firefighter stands under a stream of water coming off the ceiling near the kitchen of the Stevi Cafe. Stevensville Fire Chief Jeff Motley reported in a press release that the fire appeared to have started in the kitchen of the cafe, which did not have working smoke alarms or a sprinkler system.
Kiyoko Shiga, 88, and her two children, were forced to evacuate from their home in Naraha when the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant experienced a triple meltdown following the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Along with many other evacuees, they are still living in temporary housing.
Kiyoko Shiga lived in Naraha for over 60 years. Family photos are the only memories she has to remember her longtime home.
Children play in a dirt lot on the coastal town of Hisanohama. Six years after the tsunami, the city is still working to rebuild the homes and businesses that were destroyed.
A boy rinses his hands in a stream of water at the Hase-dera Temple in Kamakura. 2017.
Six years after the disaster, many buildings still sit abandoned in Naraha, a town in the Fukushima prefecture that was evacuated after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Work is underway to demolish old and contaminated buildings to make way for new ones.
Fisherman Tomo Komatsu and his mother, Hatsui Komatsu, sit in their living room with their dog Marine. Hatsui has lived in her house in Nakoso for more than 60 years. She has other children but they have moved away. Tomo Komatsu has stayed to take care of her and to keep his job as a fisherman, even though he can no longer sell the fish he catches.
Two yakuza members stand on top of a shrine that is being carried throughout Asakusa, Tokyo, during Sanja Matsuri. 2017.
Kaylen Krebsbach, of Wilma Laverne Miner, performs at the Union for the fourth-annual Camp Daze festival that takes place at a variety of all-ages venues throughout Missoula, Mont. July 13, 2017.
The back lot of Bettys Divine acts as an outdoor venue for the first round of performances on Friday, July 14, during Camp Daze.
People gather to watch the Lolo Fire burn from a dirt lot in Upper Miller Creek in southeast Missoula on August 18, 2017. The fire, caused by lightening, burned a total of 53,902 acres.
Montana quarterback Dalton Sneed flies through the air before being hit by UC Davis defensive back Jordan Perryman at the end of a run Saturday. The Griz lost the game 49-21, losing the third home game in a row for the first time since 2012. Oct. 27, 2018.
Katy Risvold (left), plays in the water with a friend at her cabin on Antler Lake in Northern Minnesota.
Peaceful Heart Yoga leads a short class for protesters at Playfair Park on Thursday afternoon. Participants practiced in a field next to a sign that reads "we the people". The sign was created and used in rallies in 2003 by the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. It was brought back out for the protest against President Donald Trump’s visit to Missoula on Thursday, October 18, 2018.
A sea of people can be seen from inside the Sensoji Temple main hall during Sanja Matsuri. The festival, which is held annually during the third weekend in May, attracts approximately 2 million locals and tourists.
The sun shines on a dog as it runs through the sand at Jacobs Island Bark Park, on the southern bank of the Clark Fork River in Missoula, Mont. 2017.
Veterans lead other volunteers in the flag ceremony at Fort Sumter during the last tour of the day. Oct. 5, 2018.
Ramona Holt places a rose at the base of the Doughboy statue during its rededication on Sunday morning. Holt's father and World War I veteran Capt. Sherman Denton's photograph and hat were displayed at the base of the statue for the ceremony. Denton served in the Army Air Corps in France before becoming an instructor at Selfride Field near Detroit. Nov. 11, 2018.
A Missoula police officer stands near the taped-off intersection of Franklin and Blaine streets where a person died in an officer-involved shooting on Sunday morning. Nov. 18, 2018.
Montana quarterback, Dalton Sneed, runs the ball for a first down during the second quarter of the game against University of California Davis. Oct. 27, 2018.