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
Canadian Linda Ohama’s Journey Since 3-11 - Part 2
4 de diciembre de 2012 • Norm Masaji Ibuki
Read Part 1 >> Can you briefly describe the work you did to link the Alaskan fishermen with those in Tohoku?In 2011, I helped the BC fishing industry identify two fishing communities to support with their direct donations. After seeing how slow donation money can flow, and hearing so many rumours about large amounts going to organizations’ overheads and not to the victims, I am a firm believer and supporter of direct donations. If you can find someone to trust, then …
Canadian Linda Ohama’s Journey Since 3-11 - Part 1
27 de noviembre de 2012 • Norm Masaji Ibuki
It is important for the world to know that the recovery effort for the people of Tohoku is still an ongoing, painful process that is still years away from ever returning to “normal”. Sadly, in a world where there are so many disasters competing for media attention, the survivors of Tohoku Region in northeastern Honshu, are becoming a somewhat “forgotten” people. Canadians like Maynard and Blaise Plant of the Sendai-based band, Monkey Majik , as well as Vancouver artist and …
Brother International Corporation’s Dream 1000 Project Produces School Bags for Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Victims
25 de abril de 2012 • Debora Toth
When a Japanese product planner working for Brother Industries Ltd (BIL)., the parent company of Brother International Corporation in Bridgewater, New Jersey, “dreamed” big, he could not have imagined the outpouring of international support he would receive. Last March, after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Shigeyuki (Joe) Abe, a product planner at Brother Industries, Ltd.,in Nagoya, Japan desperately wanted to help. His idea to create tote bags for the children who had lost everything in the devastation was …
“Human Ties” 3/11 volunteer group in Tohoku, Japan
16 de abril de 2012 • Norm Masaji Ibuki
“Human Ties” is a Sendai-based organization originally established as an NPO in the aftermath of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Pacific coastal region of Tohoku. It is now a registered charitable foundation. While it cooperates with other volunteer groups and local government bodies it has no religious or political affiliations. Its co-founders are Ms. Maya Sasaki and director Tatsuhiro Nobushi. Together they decided shortly after the ‘triple disasters’ (earthquake, tsunami, nuclear) that they wanted to …
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. …
“Kizuna” One Year Later
28 de marzo de 2012 • Norm Masaji Ibuki
I’ll never forget the morning when I heard about the earthquake and tsunami that happened on March 11, 2011. It was a school day. I had just turned on the TV at around 7 as is my morning habit. It wasn’t long before I saw images of what looked to be an earthquake in Japan and, most shocking of all, in Sendai, the city where I had lived for eight years. The pictures were frantic, hysterical: the numbers on the …