March 2015

The Great East Japan Earthquake: Project for reviving local community in Minamisanriku – Voices of residents

2015.3.26

Tohoku

Four years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011. In Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, which suffered a lot of damage, Peace Winds Japan (PWJ) is supporting the revival of local community. “Hare Valley”, a community care center for the elderly and other residents to connect socially, is expected to be completed [...]

The Great East Japan Earthquake： Community restoration has only just begun in Tohoku

2015.3.12

Tohoku

On March 11, 2015, it has been four years since the Great East Japan Earthquake left nearly 20,000 dead or missing and destroyed or partially destroyed nearly 300,000 homes. Large-scale construction such as banking and raising the ground is underway in the affected areas, construction of disaster public housings and new residential sites at higher [...]