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5/01/2011
Tshirts for fundraising
Hand Craft &
Order made
~Gold Fish Tshirt is made to order and made from Japanese summer Kimono fabrics. ~
Adult $ 18 Child $15
*Please choose Size,Color,Pattern & Fabric
*And send me e-mail : mailto:susquehannav.japanesec@gmail.com
For example
1 . Color
Kids - only white
Adult-white, Navy(V-neck, Round-neck)
2 . Size
Kids size : 2T, 3T, 4T, 5T
Youth : S, M, L
Adult Size(Women, Men): S, M, L, XL
3 . Pattern
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4/24/2011
Heroes
The following is a translation of two articles that tell real stories of the tsunami:
Twenty-eight firefighters in Otsuchi, Iwate tried to close the seawall gate after the earthquake and help people run for cover at the last minute; four of them died and seven are still missing. Koshida Fujio, age 57, is one of the dead. After the earthquake, he closed the seawall gate and asked a coworker, Hiuchi, to sound the alarm for the approaching tsunami. Hiuchi drove up to their office to do so, but, without electricity, the alarm was silent. When Koshida arrived, Hiuchi told him what had happened; Koshida simply responded, “Okay,” and sent Hiuchi off to help others. Koshida then climbed to the rooftop and began to hit the emergency bell to warn others of the approaching tsunami. This was the last anyone saw of Koshida; he kept hitting the bell—“kahn, kahn, kahn”—until the tsunami washed everything away. A man heard the bell from a hilltop hundreds of meters away. He said, “Koshida must have seen the tsunami. It sounded sad. I cannot forget the sound of the bell.”
Minamisanriku, Miyagi was hit with waves fifty feet high. One young woman saw the waves approaching and began to warn people of the tsunami; her voice kept shouting until the tsunami washed her away. She was 23 years old. She was supposed to have her wedding in September. She kept crying out her warning for the people living in the town where she was born and raised, for the people she loved.
Translated by Yukiko Takahashi from “Heroes” Author 鈴木一生、山本将克,Newspaper Mainichi/ＮＨＫ news
Edited by Celia Shiffer
4/19/2011
Poems from Fukushima, Japan
These poems were written by a high school teacher in Fukushima. After the unclear issue, he started posting his poems on his webpage which became popular among the victims and other Japanese people
あなたは放射能が降ってきたら、どうやって故郷を守りますか。
How would you protect your hometown from radiation? You whom I hold so dear, what would you do? I have been in line for a long time hoping to buy gasoline…this is all I can do right now.
東北はものみな雪だろうか。南三陸では、
Perhaps the whole northeast is blanketed in snow. In southern Sanriku, a family is still searching the area around their ruined home for their grandmother. They find the string of her purse. That alone brings them all to tears and joy. They treasure it. They weep.
福島は三月にぼた雪が降る。外を歩く人に何かを尋ねられて、
In Fukushima, fat, fluffy flakes fall in March. Someone outside speaks to me and I roll down the window to answer. Snowflakes crowd into the car as if in jest. The mere touch of my hand melts them. Terrifying. We had been so close. Snow flakes crowd into my car. Fluffy flakes melt on my thigh....silent destruction.
Translated by Mizuki Takahashi ,Elizabeth Armstrong
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4/18/2011
Event on this Tuesday 19th 5PM at Bucknell University
Panel discussion: 'Japan's response to crisis'
Bucknell University will host "Japan's Response to Crisis: A Panel Discussion on History, Religion, and People in Japan" on Tuesday, April 19, at 5 p.m. in Coleman Hall, Room 221
The discussion, which is free and open to the public, will provide a scholarly analysis of the crisis reaction from historical, cultural and religious perspectives. The discussion also will feature photos, eyewitness accounts and family experiences.
Elizabeth Armstrong, associate professor of East Asian studies, will moderate the panel.
Elizabeth Armstrong, associate professor of East Asian studies, will moderate the panel.
Jim Orr, associate professor of East Asian studies, will offer a historical perspective on the situation in Japan, helping to understand how the 1923 earthquake and the nuclear bombs at the end of WWII have shaped the current day responses to this national tragedy.
James Shields, associate professor of comparative humanities, will discuss the religious aspects of Japanese life and how that impacts responses to crises and this disaster in particular.
Mizuki Takahashi, post-doctoral fellow in biology, will share news from his family in Tokyo and discuss the formation of the local Susquehanna Valley Japanese Community, a group that is providing support to one another and raising awareness and funds for disaster relief.
Kyoko Breczinski, a member of SVJC, will speak about what it has been like to be so far from family during the unfolding disaster and share reports from Japan.
Bucknell junior Anna Uehara, president of the Bucknell Japan Society, will share observations from Kota Suenaga, a Bucknell student currently on leave in Japan. A resident of Sendai, Suenaga's entire family has been displaced, their home and business destroyed by the tsunami.
4/11/2011
Event on this Tuesday 12 Apr
Panel: Japanese Awareness and Education
At Susquehanna University
- Degenstein Campus Center-
Room: Meeting Room 3
Start time : 7 PM
This panel will discuss the science behind tsunamis, the culture of Japan and how that affects information flow about the disaster and the nuclear issues, and accounts of life in the affected regions.
Panelists will be Lisong Liu, assistant professor of history; Jennifer Elick, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences; Toshiro Kubota, associate professor of mathematical sciences; Jack Holt, professor of biology; and Junko Torii, a member of the Susquehanna Valley Japanese community.
4/08/2011
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