Disaster in Japan
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Journalists use ‘restorative narrative’ to report on Fukushima
TOMO HIRAI, Nichi Bei Weekly
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The San Francisco State University’s Dilena Takeyama Center for the Study of Japan and Japanese Culture presented April 4 on the state of Fukushima, Japan at the Japanese Cultural and […] READ MORE
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Japan marks 4 years since quake, tsunami
Kyodo News
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TOKYO — Japan marked the fourth anniversary March 11 of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country’s northeastern region, left more than 18,000 people dead or missing and […] READ MORE
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Grateful Crane Ensemble’s goodwill tour to Tohoku, Japan
SOJI KASHIWAGI
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“How was your trip to Japan?” It’s a question I’ve been asked several times since we returned from our Goodwill Tour to Tohoku last month. “It went really well,” I […] READ MORE
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Kennedy in Fukushima for first time as envoy, visits nuclear plant
Kyodo News
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FUKUSHIMA, Japan — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy visited Fukushima Prefecture on May 14 for the first time since she assumed her post last November and toured the crippled […] READ MORE
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Japan marks three years since quake-tsunami disasters, nuclear crisis
Kyodo News
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TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan marked the third anniversary of the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami on March 11 with prayers for more than 18,000 people who died or remain missing […] READ MORE
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Great East Japan Earthquake Commemorative events
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THROUGH MONDAY, MARCH 31 (with March 11 event) The Northern Japan Earthquake Recovery Fund, a project of the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California, is hosting “Let’s Keep […] READ MORE
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Reflections from Ishinomaki
Ken Takeda, Kiyomi Tanaka, Masa Jow and Roji Oyama
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Moved by the destruction from the March 11, 2011 earthquake and the devastating tsunami, in October of 2012, seven members of the Nakayoshi Young Professionals traveled to Ishinomaki, a city […] READ MORE
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Rebuilding in Ishinomaki, Japan
ALLEN OKAMOTO, Special to the Nichi Bei Weekly
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On March 11, 2011, one year and 10 months ago, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake, followed by a tsunami of historic proportions, struck Japan. The damage and destruction was beyond belief. The […] READ MORE
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Bay Area welcomes Tohoku students
JON KAWAMOTO, Nichi Bei Weekly Contributor
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George Suzuki will never forget March 11, 2011, the fateful day that Japan was slammed with three disasters — a 9.0 earthquake, followed by a devastating tsunami that killed thousands […] READ MORE
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American who found balls swept away by tsunami happy owners are alive
Kyodo News
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KASILOF, Alaska (Kyodo) — An American who recently found soccer and volleyballs in Alaska that had floated across the Pacific Ocean after being swept away from northeastern Japan in the […] READ MORE
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