Lorne Spry
@LorneLorne Spry mora no Japão desde 1993 – a maior parte desses anos em Sendai, Miyagi. Ele é casado e tem filhos e leciona como professor contratado no ensino superior. Seus interesses incluem escrita, história, política, sociologia, fotografia e ciclismo. Felizmente, a família Fujita/Spry sobreviveu ao Grande Terremoto do Nordeste sem danos significativos à sua casa ou perda de entes queridos.
Atualizado em abril de 2012
Stories from This Author
Remembering or Remembrance?: A Year After 3/11, Yuriage, Japan
6 de Abril de 2012 • Lorne Spry
Just over a year ago in the northeast region of Japan known as Tohoku, Japanese as well as ex-patriots from around the globe had their lives changed forever—or died. For some survivors the change was abrupt and catastrophic—lost friends, relatives, wives, husbands, children. Gone were their homes, businesses, work places, careers, farms, school life, oyster beds, vessels of all types and perhaps a peaceful retirement. In some places, an inordinate number of children were swept away along with their grandparents. …