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 with the national newspaper

(Tokyo Shinbun 2013.9.3)

(Tokyo Shinbun 2013.1.8)

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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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ふたば未来学園高等学校（ Futaba Future School)

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Futaba Future School Opening Ceremony

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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

2015 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

Seigo Imanishi Nara Rotary Club, Nara JAPAN

Assistant Governor of Rotary District 2650

Our support

for area stricken by

the Great East Japan

Earthquake