From, “An Altered Japan Marks a Year After Quake,” by Yuka Hayashi, Daisuke Wakabayashi and Mitsuru Obe, 3/12/12, The Wall Street Journal:
By makeshift altars in tsunami-flattened neighborhoods, at solemn ceremonies attended by dignitaries, and at a crowded antinuclear rally, the Japanese on Sunday commemorated the first anniversary of the powerful earthquake and tsunami that ravaged the country's northeast, triggering the world's worst nuclear accident in 25 years.
Solemn: not cheerful or smiling; serious
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