Prime Minister Stephen Harper, third from left, and minister of International Cooperation Bev Oda, second from left, talk with Mayor Iso Sasaki, with the aid of a translator, right, as they visit the Yuriage Shrine in the coastal region of Sendai, Japan on Monday, March 26, 2012. The area was heavily impacted by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press