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Mar 11, 2016

Disaster survivors make peace with past, embrace the future

In memory of the events that occurred on March 11, 2011, representatives from the disaster-stricken areas were asked to speak at an event held at the National Theater of Japan in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. This is a transcript of their speeches.

JAPAN

Mar 11, 2016

In 3/11 memorial speech, Emperor lauds unity five years after disasters

The following is the full text of a speech given by Emperor Akihito given at a memorial ceremony at the National Theater in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

JAPAN

Mar 11, 2016

Abe says revitalization 'gathering pace' in speech marking disaster anniversary

The following is the full text of a speech given by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a memorial ceremony at the National Theater in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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JAPAN / 5-YEAR MEMORIAL OF GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE

Mar 11, 2016

Symposium examines disaster risk reduction

By Minoru Matsutani

March 11 marks five years since the devastating Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and one year since the Third U.N. World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction was held in Sendai, the center of the disaster-hit Tohoku region.

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JAPAN / 5-YEAR MEMORIAL OF GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE

Mar 11, 2016

Be prepared for severe natural disasters

By Taro Kono

March 11 this year will mark five years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. I would like to extend anew my heartfelt sympathy for the victims and the affected people of the disasters.Over the five years since the disaster, reconstruction has been steadily moving forward in the areas devastated...

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JAPAN / 5-YEAR MEMORIAL OF GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE

Mar 11, 2016

Securing post-disaster communication network

Many people had trouble connecting on mobile phones in the immediate aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. Destruction of communication infrastructure silenced some mobile phones, while massive numbers of calls and texts checking the safety of loved ones overwhelmed...

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JAPAN / 5-YEAR MEMORIAL OF GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE

Mar 11, 2016

Municipalities bundle IT services to ensure security

By Hiroshi Suzuki

The Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami destroyed nearly every piece of social infrastructure and lifeline in the Tohoku region on March 11, 2011. Power, water and gas supplies were all interrupted in Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima prefectures, while communication lines in and out of the prefectures...

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JAPAN / 5-YEAR MEMORIAL OF GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE

Mar 11, 2016

Volunteers working to rebuild lives

Giving back to society is very important to Philip Morris Japan (PMJ). Besides its ongoing initiatives against domestic violence and child abuse, PMJ was quick to respond to the immediate needs of the affected areas following the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. Although five years have since passed,...

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JAPAN / 5-YEAR MEMORIAL OF GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE

Mar 11, 2016

Maintaining remnants of disaster for future

By Hiroshi Suzuki

Sept. 1, known as Disaster Prevention Day, was designated as such by the government in 1960. On this day every year, cities and towns nationwide, as well as schools, companies and even small community groups, run evacuation drills to prepare for natural disasters such as typhoons, landslides and earthquakes....

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JAPAN / 5-YEAR MEMORIAL OF GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE

Mar 11, 2016

Seismic isolation systems help mitigate earthquake damage

Seismic isolation is an excellent technology to help make structures more resistant to earthquakes by installing equipment to isolate a building from the ground and keep tremors from reaching the building. Seismic isolation systems reduce shaking by placing rubber, lead or other substances between structures...

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JAPAN / 5-YEAR MEMORIAL OF GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE

Mar 11, 2016

Taking power of sport to Tohoku

By Koji Murofushi

Like most people in Japan, I remember vividly where I was on March 11, 2011. I was training in Phoenix, Arizona, for the 2011 World Athletics Championships. I watched in disbelief as the tragedy unfolded in the Tohoku region on TV, feeling utterly helpless. I was frustrated that there was nothing I could...

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JAPAN / 5-YEAR MEMORIAL OF GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE

Mar 11, 2016

Reconstruction moving forward

By Masao Uchibori

Five years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. On behalf of the people of Fukushima, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to those people at home and abroad for their overwhelming support during this period.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.

A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan

By Hanako Lowry

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