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Wed, Sep 14 2011

Nearly Swept Away

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Sendai resident Eddie Robledo My friend Eddie is an East L.A. native who’s been living in Sendai for the past decade. He teaches English and happily lives with his Japanese wife in a Sendai suburb called...

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Sun, Sep 11 2011

Ah, Matsushima!

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A view of Matsushima bay in the morning It’s been six months since Northern Japan’s earthquake/tsunami disaster. This morning’s news recapped the memorial service that took place yesterday for...

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Fri, Sep 9 2011

Gambarimasu

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“The earthquake will not defeat me” – Ajifuku Last night I spent time with old friends at a tiny izakaya near Sendai Station. The owner was a friendly ojisan with a well-guarded...

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Thu, Sep 8 2011

The Telephone Booth

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I noticed telephone booths everywhere in Sendai’s main shopping arcade, Ichibancho. It made me laugh wondering who would actually use them (Japanese people can’t live without their cell phones)....

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Thu, Sep 8 2011

Letters to Sendai

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Tohoku is loved. That’s the impression I got as I browsed the display of letters and origami cranes today in the lobby of Sendai City Hall. Ever since the March 11 disaster, tokens of sympathy have...

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Tue, Sep 6 2011

Omiyage 101

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In this blog series, JET Programme alumnus Audrey Shiomi heads back to Sendai City to visit friends and hear stories about the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. I took this photo just before I packed it...

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Fri, Sep 2 2011

To Be Afraid or Not to Be Afraid….

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In this blog series, JET Programme alumnus Audrey Shiomi heads back to Sendai City to visit friends and hear stories about the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. At Yamadera in Yamagata Prefecture circa...

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Thu, Sep 1 2011

Homecoming

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In this blog series, JET Programme alumnus Audrey Shiomi heads back to Sendai City to visit friends and hear stories about the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. One of the coolest things I got to...

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Thu, May 5 2011

Discovery en Espanol Premieres ‘Megaquake: Hour That Shook Japan’

Also in: Japan Earthquake News

MIAMI (PRNewswire) — Discovery en Espanol’s one-hour upcoming premiere of “Megaquake: Hour That Shook Japan” captures the story of the moment the 9.0 earthquake struck northeast Japan on March...

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Wed, May 4 2011

Another View From Japan: As Officials Falter in Disaster, Citizens Lead

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By MANUEL ORTIZ, New America Media The tragic events of March 11, 2011, can be read in different ways. On the one hand, it is the tale of a natural disaster, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake that combined with...

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