A couple of years to resume fishery, and also worries about the accidents at the nuclear power plant

Mr. Takayuki Ishimori (54) at Nonohama Fishing Port in Onagawa-cho, Miyagi Prefecture


I am a chairman of Nonohama Branch of Miyagi Prefectural Fishermen’s Association. The ship departed to the sea, but not for the fishing. There are divers to check the condition of the seabed. This area is for the oyster farming. If the seabed was damaged by debris, we cannot carry out the business. I think it would take a couple of years to resume the fishery.

We hold the meeting of the Association every Sunday, and we want the government to provide the equal opportunity for fishery to each fisherman.

I also work as an electrician at the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant nearby. My job is to maintain the generator and other things. When you work inside the plant, you will understand that it is safe. But the accidents at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant have made us uneasy. (photo by Mr. Hiroto Shibata)

Daily Sports Newspaper, April 26, 2011
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Translated by Makiko Tajima Asano

Government’s aid should be focused on providing the housing for victims as soon as possible

(by Ms. Yoko Honma (56), Housewife, Ofunato-cho, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture, at the rent house in Ofunato City where she has taken shelter)

I saw a man counting coins in his hand at the grocery store the other day. He was trying to make sure if he had enough money for the items that he needed to buy. When I felt his desperation, I just could not help wishing that the donated money would be delivered to the victims as soon as possible. I am in the same boat. The longer the lives at the shelter, the more discouraged we would become. Food only is not enough for us to live in positive attitude. I was lucky to move into a rent house. I wish the government provide the aid to the victims as soon as possible so that the people can move out of the evacuation center and make living on their own.

Asahi Newspaper, April 29, 2011

Translated by Makiko Tajima Asano

Japanese Nuclear Adviser Quits .(by WSJ)

TOKYO—A special advisor to the Japanese government on radiation safety resigned Friday, saying that he was dissatisfied with the handling of the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703567404576293201211871250.html

Fukushima Prefecture starts taking custody of pets left in 20-km no-entry zone (by Mainichi Shimbun)

A dog found in the no-entry zone near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is pictured on April 28, 2011. (Mainichi)

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A Day to Bid Farewell to Tsunami Dead .(by WSJ)

Residents of Rikuzentakata, where 2,000 people were killed or lost in the March 11 tsunami, participated in a 49th-day memorial service Thursday.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703643104576290873496027278.html?mod=WSJ_World_MIDDLENews

Severe job shortages in Miyagi after tsunami disaster (by Mainichi Shimbun)

Job seekers form long lines in front of the Ishinomaki employment office before it opens for the day. (Mainichi)

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