Thursday, March 31, 2011

Elementary grads hold ceremony (Article by Japan Times)

Best of the luck to these kids. Congratulations!
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110401a4.html

Japan Searches for Its Missing (Article by WSJ)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703739204576228482070398522.html

Not sure if I could restore my seaweed farm, which costs lots of money


(By Mr. Manemon Kikuchi, an evacuee at Watari High School, Watari-Cho, Miyagi Pref.)

I was operating seaweed farm.  When I went back to the shop after the tsunami, there was nothing left: seaweed factory and my house.  One of the workers at the factory is still missing. I am overwhelmed and don’t know if I can restore the business; it would require a big money.

From NHK website "Those Affected by the Disaster: What I want to tell you now" on March 29, 2011

(http://www.nhk.or.jp/dengon/photo/index24.html)
The third photo from the top on the site is Mr. Kikuchi.

We underestimated the tsunami, now everything is washed away

We never experienced a big tsunami in this Arahama district.  We had some small ones, and even when Sanriku Coast was hit by the massive tsunami caused by Chili Earthquake long time ago, we had very minor damages. We never learned the lesson; when we heard of the tsunami warning, we underestimated it.  Now everything was washed away and nothing is left, even a column of the house.
(By Mr. Toshio Shirai, an evacuee at Watari High School, Watari-Cho, Miyagi Pref.)

From NHK website "Those Affected by the Disaster: What I want to tell you now" on March 29, 2011
(http://www.nhk.or.jp/dengon/photo/index24.html)
The photo on the top on the site is Mr. Shirai.

Bodhisattva statue washed away by tsunami recovered and restored by locals (Article by Mainichi Shimbun)

http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=1067509868786232634

Illustrator of beloved Miffy character honors quake children (Article by Asahi Shimbun)

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201103300179.html

Workers Give Glimpse of Japan’s Nuclear Crisis (Article by NYT)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/world/asia/31workers.html?_r=1&hp