How many people died in the 2010 japan tsunami? The 8.8 magnitude one?

Question:

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Answer:

As a result of 3.11 earthquake and tsunami disaster 2011,
15,829 people have been confirmed dead, and 3,724 people are still missing.
(as of Oct. 27, 2011).

Edit:
As you know well, Japan is a highly developed country. 100% of its population is registered by the local and the national government. It is easy (unfortunately in this case) to confirm who are dead and who are missing as a result of this disaster.
Some people above said (in effect), "nobody knows how many people are dead," which is NOT true. All of us (Japanese) know who were victimized by the quake and the tsunami, and who are still "missing." Exact number of them have been confirmed and reported by the Japanese government (National Police Agency) every month.