Post on 25-Jul-2015
2015 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Mobilizing Japan From 3/11Disasters (Report From FUKUSHIMA)
Kin-ichi Takahashi
Koriyama West Rotary Club, Fukushima JAPAN
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The present conditions of damaged area Fukushima
Tsunami damage (about April, 2011 photography) of the coast of Soma city
The situation of the same place of about March, 2015
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Reconstruction not to readily advance
2014.3.6 2011.4.21
2014.3.7 Fukushimaminpo (Local paper)
Iwaki city Coast Area
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The present situations of the evacuation zone(April 8th 2015 Okuma
Town)
Flexible container bag to keep the pollutant that this black bag exited by decontamination temporarily
In some highways, traffic was enabled, but it looks like Closed to the Public still continues.
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The setting situation of the evacuation zone
Conception diagram of a caution area and the evacuation directive area
After April 1, 2012
Conception diagram of the evacuation directive area
After October 1,2014
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Life as an evacuee to still continue
a.t. Fukushima Prefecture “Fukushima Fukko no ayumi” (8th edition) August 4,2014
Evacuees in Fukushima
Evacuees who left
Fukushima
Person of unknown place of refuge
Transition of evacuee
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The number of the refugees and return target of 7 municipalities where all
inhabitants almost evacuate to
Iitate Village About 6300 people
Namie Town About 19000 people
(as of October 1, 2014)
Futaba Town About 6400 people
Okuma Town About 10900 people
Tomioka Town About 14100 people
* As for the yellow indication, return time is an undecided area.
Naraha Town About 7500 People
Katsurao Village About 1500 People
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The Great East earthquake disaster-related death of Fukushima is the best among the
whole country
Death toll (the metropolis and districts, age distinction) of the Great East Japan Earthquake-related death
(as of September 30, 2014)
Prefecture Total Age
Under 20 Than 21 to 65 66 plus
Iwate 446 1 55 390 Miyagi 900 2 113 785
Fukushima 1793 0 169 1624 Yamagata 2 0 1 1
Ibaraki 41 2 6 33 Saitama 1 0 1 0 Chiba 4 0 1 3 Tokyo 1 1 0 0
Kanagawa 3 0 1 2 Nagano 3 0 0 3
Total 3194 6 347 2841
*1 The number that the government was able to grasp by September 30, 2014. *2 The dead persons caused by the earthquake to assume North Nagano that occurred on March 12, 2011 cause is included.
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Reason with much earthquake disaster-related death
in Fukushima
• There are many examples that gradually weakened because of fatigue, stress caused by refuge (movement) and life as an evacuee from the earthquake occurrence direct back, lack of exercise, medical circumstances. The mean movement number of times in such an example extends to the seven times.
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Reason with much earthquake disaster-related death
in Fukushima
• The nuclear plant accident is a man-made disaster unlike the natural disaster of an earthquake, the tsunami. I cannot but give up the natural disaster, but a state not to be lucid continues forever as there is a possibility that the person of the man-made disaster was raised by another person.
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Reason with much earthquake disaster-related death
in Fukushima
• Life as an evacuee is prolonged, and the person of the coast area of Fukushima where a nuclear power plant is near to does not see the prospects(image for the future).
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Folded-paper crane of the reconstruction (Fukkou no rizuru)Project
• Disaster-stricken area visit by 911 families (Temporary house in Soma city, Koriyama Municipal Kaoru Elementary School, Fukushima Prefectural deaf school )
• Fukkou no Orizuru Monument donation
• Donation to fully furnished staff room for mental care center “NAGOMI” in Soma city
• Fund Rotary International matching Grant etc.
October, 2012
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Folded-paper crane of the reconstruction (Fukkou no rizuru)Project
• Disaster-stricken area visit by 911 families (Temporary house in Soma city, Participation in Koriyama Uneme Festival, Fukushima Prefectural deaf school ,Meeting with Firefighters of Koriyama)
• Publishing picture book “Message on a Wing”(Sadako’s Crane) 1000 books Donated for public libraries,kindergartens, nursery schools and elementary schools in Fukushima
• Fund Rotary International Global Grant etc.
August, 2013
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Folded-paper crane of the reconstruction (Fukkou no rizuru)Project
• Reprint publication of picture book “Message on a Wing”(Sadako’s Crane) 10,000 books Donated for all 5 years old children in Fukushima
• Fund RI 2530 District Fund and Financial Support by Englewood Rotary Club
June, 2014
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Folded-paper crane of the reconstruction (Fukkou no rizuru)Project
• Disaster-stricken area visit by 911 families (Temporary house in Soma city, Fukushima Prefectural deaf school ,Meeting with Students of Fukushima Prefectural Asaka High school)
July, 2014
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The news in a local paper and the national newspaper out-of-town edition
(2013.8.6 Mainichi Shinbun Local)
(2013.7.26 Fukushima min-yu,Local Paper)
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The news in a local paper and the national newspaper out-of-town edition
(2013.7.30 Fukushimaminpo , Local Paper)
(2014.10.16 Fukushimaminpo,Local Paper)
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Reaction from children
(2014.10.28 Minamisouma YatsuzawaKindergarten)
(2014.10.27 Minamisouma Kashima Kindergarten
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Various cheering supporters “Supporters Cheering Education reconstruction in Futaba”
Shinjiro Koizumi(a member of the
House of Representative)
Naoko Yamazaki
(Astronaut)
Reiko Shiota (Former lympian
Badminton)
Joichi Ito (Director of M.I.T Media
Labo.)
Tadao Ando (Famous
Architecture)
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At The End
• That day, I thought that I wanted to never experience it anymore.
• However, picture book of the folded-paper crane and I do it this way, and the monument of the crane did not need to see everybody if there was not that day.
• I did not need to be aware of the bond with all of you of the world. There was that day, and my life became very rich.
• If there is not that day, there is no today‘s this encounter. I might not talk in front of everybody in this way.
• I can meet everybody and think really happily. Thank you.
2015 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Mobilizing Japan from 3/11 disasters
Ikuyo Yanagisawa
Englewood Rotary Club, NJ USA
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Fukushima and the Tohoku Earthquake
Entire coast line of Fukushima swiped
out with powerful Tsunami
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Fukushima and Nuclear Power Plant
Fukushima
Tokyo
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Shelter Box arrived in Fukushima
Rotary team arrived from all over the world to support our disaster survivors
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For survivors dealing with grieving for lost loved ones,
quality mental health care is a great need
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One of the First International Gift for 3.11 Memorial with
Mayor Masao Hara of Koriyama, Fukushima
A Tribute from NY to Japan Project (October. 20th – 29th, 2012)
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Origami Crane created by Signs + Decal Corp, Brooklyn, New York
A Tribute from NY to Japan Project (October. 20th – 29th, 2012)
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Sadako’s Crane and Her Friends from US
Crane Peace from Hiroshima, New York and Fukushima
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Sadako’s Crane and Her Friends from US
Crane Peace from Hiroshima, New York and Fukushima
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Fukushima School of Special Needs in Koriyama city
A Tribute from NY to Japan Project 2012 (October. 20th – 29th, 2012)
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A Tribute from NY to Japan Project 2013
A woman shares her losses from 3.11
Ishinomaki Karakoro Station
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3/11 and 9/11: A Multi-faceted Investigation of a
Survivor Exchange Program
• Repeated visits on 2012, 2013, 2014
• The first study of its kind to explore exchanges between survivors of different disasters
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3/11 and 9/11 Survivor Exchange Program Quantitative Measures of Impact
• Survey conducted on the 3rd trip to Japan after 3.11
• 122 responses from 10 different Rotary clubs
• 72% reported being involved in 3/11 relief efforts Club Interacted with 9/11 Trip
t value Yes (n = 78) No (n = 40)
Personal Significance 3.38 (0.84) 2.87 (0.95) 2.98, p = 0.004
Rotary Significance 3.48 (0.75) 2.93 (0.97) 3.16, p = 0.002
Community Significance 3.33 (0.89) 2.85 (0.95) 2.73, p = 0.007
Significance vs. other efforts 3.18 (0.86) 2.73 (0.88) 2.69, p = 0.008
Feel visits are sustainable 3.32 (0.80) 2.70 (1.09) 3.19, p = 0.002
Feel visits deepen bonds 3.19 (0.84) 2.80 (0.94) 2.31, p = 0.023
Note: The values given are means (on a 0-4 scale), with standard deviations in parentheses.
Data were analyzed using chi-square, t-tests, and repeated-measures ANOVA
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Survivor Exchange Program Impact Qualitative Measures of Impact - Three coders
individually read through the transcripts for overarching themes
• Rotarian elaborated on the idea of lending a helping hand to one’s fellow man - “otagaisama”
• Unique sentiments shared only by those who experienced disasters
• 9/11 docents found within themselves a calling to spread support for disaster volunteerism
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Person to Person Dialogues – 9/11 Family shares their experiences of
recovery with disaster victim in Japan
Evaluation of A Tribute from NY to Japan Project