National Mar 26, 2013

Fukushima evacuee kids made welcome in Saitama school

With little hope of returning home, children from the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, are making new friends at a school in Saitama Prefecture that took them in two years ago after the meltdowns of March 2011 ruined the area. Shortly after the devastating earthquake ...

National Oct 7, 2005

Quake-displaced kids struggle to adjust

A sense of displacement still haunts residents of what used to be the village of Yamakoshi, even though nearly a year has passed since the earthquakes of Oct. 23, 2004, devastated the Niigata Prefecture community. The desire for unity appears especially strong among children. Elementary ...