Kizuna: Historias Nikkeis del terremoto y tsunami de Japón
En japonés, “kizuna” significa fuertes lazos emocionales.
Estas series comparten las reacciones y perspectivas de los Nikkeis tanto en forma individual y/o comunal en el Gran Terremoto de Tohoku Kanto ocurrido el 11 de marzo de 2011 y el tsunami como también otros impactos- esfuerzos de colaboración o cómo afectó lo sucedido y sus sentimientos hacia el Japón.
Si quieres compartir tus experiencias, ver la página de instrucciones para enviar un artículo. Recibimos artículos en inglés, japonés, español y/o portugués. Estamos buscando diferentes historias alrededor del mundo.
Creemos que estas historias brindan consuelo a las víctimas en Japón y en el mundo, y esto resulta ser una cápsula de tiempo de reacciones y perspectivas de nuestra comunidad Nima-kai en el futuro.
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Hay diferentes organizaciones y fundaciones en el mundo que colaboran con Japón. Nos puedes seguir enTwitter @discovernikkei para los diferentes eventos y acciones Nikkei o chequear en la sección Eventos. En caso de colocar un evento de beneficencia favor agregar la etiqueta “JPquake2011” para que aparezca en los eventos relacionados con el terremoto en Japón.
Historias de Esta Serie
震災後の被災者とボランティアを描いた「草の根」映画 『Pray for Japan』
23 de marzo de 2012 • Keiko Fukuda
手をつけなかったオニギリ2012年3月14日午後7時、ロサンゼルス郊外にある映画館AMCトーランスの1館は、満席の盛況だった。上映作品は「Pray for Japan」。東日本大震災のその後、2011年の4月から5月にかけて被災地で撮影されたドキュメンタリー映画だ。 上映に先駆けて、友人からメールが届いた。それには「収益全額が被災地に送られる」と書いてあった。これは是非多くの人に見てもらわなければと、ありったけの友人知人に私はすぐにそのメールを転送した。すると私が無知…
As anniversary of Tohoku Earthquake nears, Japan thanks the world, shows recovery efforts
20 de marzo de 2012 • Gil Asakawa
It’s almost a year since the 9.0-level Great East Japan Earthquake, as the disaster is now officially called, and the subsequent tsunami devastated a huge swath of the Tohoku region along the country’s northeast coast. With the anniversary looming, many communities in the U.S are planning commemorative events, and many people are remembering how they learned of the disaster. The initial news of the earthquake, which struck at 2:46 PM local time on March 11, 2011, were horrific: I got …
Japanese Pop Singer AK is Saving Japan with Your Love
9 de marzo de 2012 • Susan Miyagi McCormac
Akemi Kakihara is a Japanese pop star who has released 14 albums with EMI Music Japan, one of Japan’s major record labels. Her latest album, Say That You Love Me, came out in August 2010, and her two most recent US singles appear on compilation albums. But she’d rather talk about the children. The children are preschoolers in Miyagi and Fukushima, where AK (as she prefers to be called) visited six months after a massive earthquake triggered a tsunami in …
Fukushima City: Six Months Later - Part 2
5 de diciembre de 2011 • Susan Miyagi McCormac
Read Part 1 >>Professor Takahashi is an intelligent man whose face shows no signs of stress despite the hardships that have befallen his country. When discussing the nuclear crisis and radiation levels in Fukushima Prefecture, he speaks matter-of-factly and explains the science in layman’s terms. Armed with Fukushima University’s state-of-the-art sievert meter and a scientific background, he admits he has a base knowledge of radiation, which helps him understand the nuclear situation better than the average citizen. Although he feels …
Fukushima City: Six Months Later - Part 1
28 de noviembre de 2011 • Susan Miyagi McCormac
In September I had the opportunity to visit Fukushima City, Japan, as a guest of Takayuki Takahashi, Vice President of Fukushima University. I first met Professor Takahashi in June, when he and his team of researchers attended a medical trade show in New York City. Almost as much as he wanted to promote the school’s medical invention, he wanted to promote the resilience of Fukushima residents after the horrific earthquake and tsunami of March 11 set off a nuclear crisis. …
Linda Ohama’s Message of Hope for Tohoku
8 de noviembre de 2011 • Norm Masaji Ibuki
I am very proud to say that my friend film maker/poet/artist Linda Ohama of Vancouver has spearheaded some of the most ambitious relief efforts for the Tohoku tsunami and earthquake victims in Japan. Immediately after the March 11th catastrophe, Linda was organizing a fundraising concert that took place at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre that raised over $200,000 and featured classical pianist Jon Kimura Parker and the many other Vancouver and Lower Mainland artists. After that, she immediately launched a nationwide …