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30 July 2013

Japan: Paying a return visit to one family who survived the tsunami

It has been more than two years since large tsunami waves came pouring into the town of Otsuchi in north-eastern Japan, and life, for the most part, has returned to normal.
A powerful call for the elimination of nuclear weapons
16 May 2013

A powerful call for the elimination of nuclear weapons

The Red Cross Red Crescent Movement is holding a meeting in the city of Hiroshima, Japan calling on governments and civil society groups to move towards the total ...
Two years on, new psychological stresses emerge amongst survivors of Japan’s triple disaster
9 March 2013

Two years on, new psychological stresses emerge amongst survivors of Japan’s triple disaster

Two years after Japan’s triple – earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, considerable progress has been made to help re-establish normal life for the thousands of ...
Reviving Ishinomaki’s seaweed industry - Takehiko Nanbu’s story
8 March 2013

Reviving Ishinomaki’s seaweed industry - Takehiko Nanbu’s story

When the Tsunami washed away Takehiko Nanbu’s boat, his seaweed processing factory and his house, the 46-year-old father of three thought his life was finished.
Red Cross to support children’s mental health care in disaster-hit prefecture
7 March 2013

Red Cross to support children’s mental health care in disaster-hit prefecture

A five-year-old girl, who’s lost both her parents and her sister in the tsunami behaves normally at school, but at home she hits out violently at her grandmother, ...
Partnership with Japan provides new tools to help most vulnerable
13 December 2012

Partnership with Japan provides new tools to help most vulnerable

By Francis Markus From providing emergency relief for victims of disasters, to cooperating globally on response and adaptation to climate change, a new agreement betwe...
The difficult task of rebuilding a town amid an uncertain future
14 November 2012

The difficult task of rebuilding a town amid an uncertain future

Sayaka Matsumoto visits Mr and Mrs Kumagai, whose home was destroyed in the tsunami.
Fukushima grapples with re-building
11 September 2012

Fukushima grapples with re-building

As the construction company representative hands an over-sized replica of a key to the local mayor, a dozen or so journalists click and jostle with their cameras.
Helping to ease minds on radiation
11 September 2012

Helping to ease minds on radiation

In Fukushima, there are plans afoot to ensure all children are checked for radiation levels.
Grief remains but smiles return 18 months after the tsunami
11 September 2012

Grief remains but smiles return 18 months after the tsunami

Eighteen months after the earthquake and tsunami, recovery is well underway in communities along Japan’s north east coast.
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