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===Postwar development=== Following World War II, the city was rebuilt, and Sendai became a vital transportation and logistics hub for the Tōhoku region with the construction of major arteries such as the [[Tōhoku Expressway]] and [[Tōhoku Shinkansen]]. In the early 1950s, the [[United States Army, Japan]] operated Camp Schimmelpfennig and Camp Sendai in the city. Sendai has been subject to several major earthquakes in recent history, including the [[1978 Miyagi earthquake]], which was a catalyst for the development of Japan's current earthquake resistance standards, and the [[2005 Miyagi earthquake]]. Most recently, the coastal area of Sendai, including [[Sendai Airport]], was severely damaged in the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]].<ref name="USGS"/><ref name="UKFO"/><ref name="TELG"/><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/world/asia/14sendai.html | work=The New York Times | first=Martin | last=Fackler | title=At Sendai City Hall, a Relief Center, Thousands Wait and Wonder What's Next | date=13 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12709598|title=Japan earthquake: Tsunami hits north-east|publisher=BBC|date=11 March 2011}}</ref> The tsunami reportedly reached as far as [[Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai|Wakabayashi Ward]] Office, {{convert|8|km|sp=us}} from the coastline. Thousands were killed, and countless more were injured and/or made homeless. Sendai's port was heavily damaged and temporarily closed, reopening on 16 April 2011.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Kyodo News]]|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110417a5.html|title=Sendai port reopens for business|via=[[The Japan Times]]|date=17 April 2011|p=1}}</ref> <gallery mode="packed" style="text-align: center;" caption="Gallery" heights="130px" perrow="3"> File:Sendai City War Reconstruction Memorial Hall cropped.jpg|Sendai City War Reconstruction Memorial Hall File:SH-60B helicopter flies over Sendai.jpg|An aerial view of Sendai harbour after the earthquake, 12 March 2011 File:Hinomaru-Sendai Bus OP-13 and OP-11 Rakuten Eagles Victory Parade 2013.jpg|[[Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles]] (2013) </gallery>
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