Category Archives: Earthquake 3.11

Okushiri Dessert Expressing Hearty Thanks to Volunteer Workers who Helped Quake Victims

  Do you know a Hokkaido island called ‘Okushiri Island’?     The island is famous for beautiful sea and a wide variety of fresh seafood such as sea urchin…

Sanriku “Misanga” (a lucky bracelet of the beach) Project has now been backed up by “AMA-CHAN”, a mega hit NHK morning TV serial!

As some of you may remember our article on 8th June, Sanriku region has been busy with the project producing and selling lucky bracelets of the fishermen’s net, “MISANGA”.  …

The 3.11 Disaster Represented in a Popular TV Drama, “Amachan”

  Some of  our Facebook page subscribers might remember the post about an extremely popular Japanese TV drama, “Amachan”.   I am a huge fan of this drama! Well…actually I’m…

Use of Social Media in case of Disaster

  September 1 is National Disaster Prevention Day in Japan and various related events took place all over Japan around the date also this year. Japan is always subject to…

How to escape when a disaster occurs

  With the ongoing minor tremors, it is reported that Japanese islands have already shown signs of becoming seismic active. It is also said that another huge earthquake will hit…

[Japan after Quake] Fukko Department

You would be surprised how many products are displayed in the internet site by the people who have been striving for their rebirth after the Earthquake, Tsunami and nuclear accident on…

[Japan after Quake] Congrats to an Ex-volunteer Chef in Ishinomaki

  Ishinomaki Keizai Shimbun announced top 10 articles in the page view ranking for the first half of the year. The news which topped the list was the below article…

[Japan after Quake] “Orange Banner” – a signal to protect people from the Tsunami at the beach

Many of you may have already been to the beach to enjoy the summer. Unfortunately, many were victimized by the Tsunami caused by the Tohoku Earthquake. What would you do,…

[Japan after Quake] Man Dreaming to Open Winery for Future of Fukushima

Fukushima is famous for high quality fruits, and some of those very best ones are taken to Tokyo as tributes to royal family.  There seems to be a man who…

[Japan after Quake] Collaboration School to Provide Alternative Education Programme for Children in Tohoku

I have been introducing articles from Michinoku Shigoto in the last few weeks, and here is another article to introduce from the website; unique education programme in Onagawa, Miyagi Pref….

How About Uni Brand Food?

A leading department store, Shinjuku Takashimaya, recently held the 6th fair to promote the food developed by 35 Japanese university research groups. This food festival displayed various vegetables, meat, sweets…

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