Weeks After Quake Most Shops Remain Closed, Merchandise Scarce

(by Ms. Naomi Murakami, evacuee at the Goishi District Community Center, Massaki-cho, Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture)
Most of the shops are closed, and those that are still open have almost no merchandise. While people in evacuation centers may be getting by, people living in their homes are struggling. I’d like to see more shops open with enough merchandise to support our lives.

Ms. Naomi Murakami

From NHK website "Those Affected by the Disaster: What I want to tell you now" on April 4, 2011

http://www.nhk.or.jp/dengon/photo/index44.html
Translated by Craig Dandridge