After 12 years, tsunami survivors are working to rebuild adjacent area of ruined school: Okawa Elementary in Miyagi Prefecture
Tetsuya Tadano is a survivor of the 2011 Tsunami Disaster at Okawa area of Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. He was…
1/21: Residents Discuss the Future of Mountainous Areas in Wajima City
January 21, 2024, NHK News Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/kanazawa/20240121/3020018373.html 輪島市の山あいの地区で集落を今後どうするか住民が話し合い English Translation by Walter Tsushima Residents Discuss the Future of Mountainous Areas…
1/18: Restoration of Mobile Phone Communication – Various Measures Taken by Companies to Resolve Communication Disruptions
January 18, 2024, NHK News Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/kanazawa/20240118/3020018272.html 携帯電話の通信復旧へ 通信障害解消に向け各社さまざまな対応 English Translation by Walter Tsushima Restoration of Mobile Phone Communication – Various…
1/12: Isolation has mostly been resolved, but shortage of supplies continues, young people leaves Machino behind elderly
January 12, 2024, Chunichi Shimbun Source: https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/836327 孤立解消も物資不足深刻 輪島・町野町 高齢者取り残され Reported by Tomoki Okamura, Chunichi Shimbun English Translation by Water Tsushima Isolation…
1/11: Wajima City – Residents Supporting Each Other in Temporarily Isolated Area
January 11, 2024, NHK News Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/kanazawa/20240111/3020018036.html 輪島市 一時孤立の地区 “住民どうしで助け合った” English Translation by Walter Tsushima Wajima City – Residents Supporting Each…
1/09: Frustration and urgency regarding the response to the earthquake in the Machino district of Wajima City
January 9, 2024 Voice of Evacuees at Machino, Wajima City Source: https://newssharing.net/wajimashix 輪島市町野町・安否確認用X「震災から1週間。厳しい言い方を許してください。被災地を日本政府は見捨てるのですか？陸海空自衛隊、米軍支援要請、至急、あらゆる手段を検討ください English Translation by Walter Tsushima This text…
1/08: Victims in Machino were rescued by helicopters and transported to shelter
January 8, 2024, NHK News Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20240108/k10014314131000.html 地震で孤立状態 輪島市町野町 一部住民をヘリで救助 避難所に English Translation by Walter Tsushima Victims in Machino were…
1/02 Please share this information: Machino really needs helps via X (former Twitter)
Disaster scene on Jan. 2 at Machino, Wajima by Freddie mercury https://twitter.com/Emilysm01947575/status/1742753629696934055 (拡散希望) 町野町が孤立して助けを待っている状態。 早く支援をしてあげてくれ。
UCLA faculty asks public to donate to help families of UCLA graduate in earthquake affected Wajima, Japan
Walt Tsushima graduated from UCLA in 2002 and went on to participate in the JET program, where he not only…
2023: Los Angeles-based Grateful Crane Ensemble brings joy, laughter and friendship to Tohoku region of northeast Japan
The nonprofit theater company toured small cities in Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate prefectures singing their favorite Japanese and English songs…