Style & Design Jun 27, 2021
Ishinomaki Laboratory celebrates 10 years of DIY design
by Danielle Demetriou
Ishinomaki Laboratory remains rooted in community empowerment, fusing quality design with social impact — locally as well as globally.
National Jun 6, 2021
The ¥1.4 billion museum in the city of Ishinomaki is part of the Ishinomaki Minamihama Tsunami Memorial Park, which opened on March 28 on a site devastated by the tsunami.
Style & Design May 23, 2021
Nozomi Project gives new life to broken pottery — and the prospects of its artisans
by Lily Crossley-Baxter
With a motto of “finding beauty in brokenness,” the women-led company balances remembrance of the 2011 disaster with hope and progress.
Business | Regional Voices: Tohoku Mar 12, 2021
Despite government help, business realities limit 3/11 recovery
Even with subsidies, many Tohoku firms have struggled to restructure debt and adapt their operations in the wake of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
National | Remembering 3/11 Mar 11, 2021
Olympic torchbearer aiming to remind the world of 2011 disaster
by Alex K.T. Martin
Kenichi Kurosawa survived the earthquake and tsunami, and has been constantly encouraging his neighbors to stay strong ever since.
National | Remembering 3/11 Mar 9, 2021
'I still have dreams about it': Volunteers reflect on 3/11 aftermath
by Jordan Allen
Ten years on from the disaster, expats who gave their time to help the victims have found the experience has stuck with them.
National | Remembering 3/11 Mar 6, 2021
A decade on, real challenges lie ahead for communities devastated by March 2011 disaster
by Alex K.T. Martin
With the government poised to significantly reduce the subsidies handed out to areas recovering from the catastrophe, will the city of Ishinomaki be able to stand on its own?
National / Social Issues | EXPLAINER Nov 18, 2020
As nuclear worries linger, Tohoku plant heads for landmark restart
by Eric Johnston
The restart, the first in the northeast, comes amidst controversial restarts in the country's west and debates over the energy source's role in a carbon neutral target.
National Nov 12, 2020
Tsunami-hit Onagawa reactor in northeast Japan gets final approval to restart
The No. 2 unit of the Onagawa plant is the first of the reactors damaged in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster to win final approval with local consent to restart.
National Oct 14, 2020
The governor of Miyagi Prefecture would become the first to greenlight the restart of a nuclear plant damaged in the 3/11 disasters.
National Mar 11, 2020
Child care is mother of all lifelines for tsunami-hit Ishinomaki firm
by Maya Kaneko
A maker of cod roe products in Miyagi Prefecture has attracted young job-seeking mothers with an offer of on-site child care, in the process revitalizing a business and community that is still recovering from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Despite being located near the foot ...
National Feb 26, 2020
No. 2 reactor at Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi, halted by 2011 tsunami, passes safety screening
A nuclear reactor in Miyagi Prefecture damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster formally cleared screening by a national nuclear watchdog on Wednesday, paving the way for it to restart after anti-disaster measures are completed by the end of March next year. The No. ...