• Life cut short: Reggy Figer and his sister, Aileen Rose Figer-Peru — seen here with their parents — both studied at the University of Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture. Figer now works as a teacher in Nagoya, but his sister returned to the Philippines and lost her life in the devastation wrought by Typhoon Haiyan. | COURTESY OF REGGY FIGER
    Life cut short: Reggy Figer and his sister, Aileen Rose Figer-Peru — seen here with their parents — both studied at the University of Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture. Figer now works as a teacher in Nagoya, but his sister returned to the Philippines and lost her life in the devastation wrought by Typhoon Haiyan. | COURTESY OF REGGY FIGER
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Reggy Figer saw the news. A rapidly intensifying typhoon was heading towards his family in Tacloban. Concerned and nearly 3,000 km away in Nagoya, Figer sent a text message to his sister, Aileen Rose Figer-Peru, asking her to go to his parents’ home.

The next day, on Nov. 8 last year, Typhoon Haiyan wrought havoc to the Philippines, claiming over 6,000 lives and destroying an estimated 50,000 homes in Tacloban alone. It is said to have been one of the most powerful and destructive typhoons on record.

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