Interpreters and translators facilitate communication and understanding between people who speak different languages, which sometimes is instrumental in bridging two distant cities.
Tomoko Kitamura-Nielsen, a journalist, coordinator and adviser based in Lolland, Denmark, was happy to hear the news in July about the opening of the Discovery Center in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, featuring the first Science On a Sphere (SOS) in Japan. Developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States, the sphere displaying planetary data has been attracting local people — children and adults alike — who were greatly affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011.
"The news really stirred my emotions," Kitamura-Nielsen said.