Click here for the story of this coin design. And here for the story of the Miracle Tree.
June 4, 2012
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Category Archives: Japan earthquake preparedness
February 22, 2012
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March 10th– Launch of TOMO to Benefit Teens Affected by the 2011 East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disasters
Saturday, March 10, 2012 Tomo Anthology Launch: An Evening of Readings, Discussion and Reflection Time: Saturday, March 10, 2012, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Place: Tokyo Women’s Plaza, Conference Room 1 5-53-67 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (by the Children’s Castle and United Nations University). … Continue reading
August 23, 2011
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Save Japan! T-Shirts at UniQlo
Within weeks after the East Japan earthquake and tsunami March 2011, UniQlo had a big display of specially designed T-shirts in the middle of their store in Sesekisakuragaoka on the Keio line. Celebrities including Lady GAGA and Nicole Kidman … Continue reading
April 21, 2011
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What may be lost….in Sendai…
a small Japanese inn overlooking the sea where I stayed 22 years ago, small tree-covered islands dotting the shoreline, a small shrine, tourist boats where you could feed the seagulls, (oil refineries in the background), hotels and a tourist … Continue reading
April 9, 2011
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Hearts as Big as Texas
I called my mom yesterday to wish her a happy birthday. My cousin had something she wanted to tell me. She works for an elementary school in Duncanville, Texas where a class of fourth graders decided on their own to … Continue reading
April 8, 2011
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Satomi Kitamura’s message after the East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Satoshi Kitamura is an author and illustrator of children’s books. Here is something he wrote for The Guardian in the UK about his March 11th earthquake experience. Click here for a post about his visit to SCBWI Tokyo in 2007.
April 4, 2011
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St. Mary’s International School Relief Efforts for the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
St. Mary’s International School, Tokyo is collecting the following from their community of students, parents, teachers, and staff: Toy Collection – Organized by Cub Scout Pack 15 under the direction of Mr. Dave Nakabayashi – Donations will be sent … Continue reading
April 2, 2011
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Comment from Principal of Tsukuba International School in Ibaraki
Tsukuba International School (http://www.tis.ac.jp) in Ibaraki, Japan has collected food for the people in Kita-Ibaraki. The name of the earthquake in popular media is “Tohoku Earthquake”, but parts of Ibaraki (the prefecture where my school is) have been seriously affected … Continue reading
April 1, 2011
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American School in Japan: East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Efforts
ASIJ, the American School in Japan, has partnered with Tama Church and Second Harvest Japan to deliver emergency aid directly to the effected regions hit by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11th. Many things have been collected and boxed … Continue reading
March 17, 2011
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Japanese Children’s Author Noriko Kudoh’s Message of Hope After Japan’s Earthquakes and Tsunami, March 2011
Noriko Kudoh, a Japanese children’s book author and illustrator, has published over twenty humorous children’s stories and manga books. She and her artist husband, Toshiyuki Kudoh, created a blogsite for children called Buch. The site is in Japanese and includes … Continue reading