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DESCRIPTION:<strong></strong><strong>THIS IS A VIRTUAL EVENT (U.S. PACIFIC 
 TIME)\n</strong>\n\n10<sup> </sup>years since the Fukushima Daiichi Nucle
 ar Disaster\, many Japanese people\, not to mention the rest of the world\
 , have forgotten one of the greatest nuclear disasters in the recent histo
 ry. Thousands of victims still continue to struggle to this day while Japa
 n\, eager to move on\, devotes its resources to the Tokyo Olympics. This 2
 018 award-winning film by Toshikuni Doi introduces 14 voices from over the
  100 people he interviewed since the nuclear disaster.\n\nThe screening wi
 ll be followed by a Q and A with the Director\, with interpretation by Tsu
 kuru Fors Lauritzen.\n\n<a href="https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_
 NzGFgJwuT7WrfSHbzeX2nQ" target="_blank"><strong>\nREGISTER HERE\n</strong>
 \n</a><strong>\nSchedule</strong>\n\n4:00 - 4:10 PM  Introduction by Prof
 essor Katsuya Hirano\n4:10 - 6:20 PM  Screening of "Fukushima Speaks"\n6:
 25 - 7:00 PM  Q and A with Director Doi\n\n<strong>\nAbout the Director</
 strong>\n\nToshikuni DOI is an independent journalist. He was born in Saga
  Prefecture\, Japan in 1953. Since 1985\, he has provided on-site reportin
 g from Palestine and Israel. In April 2009\, he completed a four-part docu
 mentary movie series “Unheard Voices." The fourth part of that series\, 
 "Breaking the Silence\," was shown in theaters throughout Japan. For his w
 ork\, Toshikuni DOI was presented with the Waseda Journalism Award in Memo
 ry of Ishibashi Tanzan and took first place in the Kinema-Junposha Cultura
 l Film Division. "Life on Foreign Land" and "Fukushima Speaks" were presen
 ted the awards of documentary film by Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan
 ese government.\n\nHis chief publications include "Peace Accords" &amp\; P
 alestine (Asahi Sensho)\, Jews in America\, Palestinian Voice\, Israeli Vo
 ices\, and Breaking the Silence (all released by Iwanami Shoten).\n\nCo-sp
 onsored by the Luskin Center for History and Policy and UCLA Asia-Pacific 
 Center.\n\nPromotional Partner: <a href="https://www.japanhousela.com/" ta
 rget="_blank">JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles</a>\n\nSponsor(s): Asia Pacific Cent
 er
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SUMMARY:Global Japan Forum | FUKUSHIMA SPEAKS: Film Screening and Director 
 Q &amp\; A
URL:/en/events/2021/05/27/global-japan-forum-fukushima-speaks-film-screen/
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