JCIE 3/11 Disaster Relief & Recovery Program

03/11/2020

Nine years ago today, Japan was struck by a devastating disaster. JCIE's work to support the Tohoku recovery taught us how important communities are to overcoming disasters—both then and now. Today, we pause to remember all those affected—the more than 18,000 lives lost, the 48,000 who remain evacuated from their homes, and the all of those who worked so hard to build back their communities.
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People in Japan are taking a moment today to remember the lives lost nine years after a magnitude-9 earthquake struck the country triggering a tsunami and nuclear accident. 15,899 people died and 2,529 remain missing.

03/11/2018

Today we pause in remembrance of those lost seven years ago and those whose lives were forever changed.

Japan observes a moment of silence to mark the seventh anniversary of the 2011 mega-quake and tsunami that left about 18,000 people dead or missing.

09/15/2017

Students from Tokyo University traveled to Rikuzentakata for a 3-day session to help local students with their studies and interact with the kids.
Kodomo no Empowerment has been carrying out this program each year to engage and support kids in this community as they and their families continue to recover from the 3/11 disaster.

08/23/2017

Earlier this month, Rikuzentakata celebrated the Tanabata Festival. Most of the traditional elaborate floats used in the festival were destroyed in the 2011 disaster, but they are almost back to full numbers now.

The festivities took place in the downtown area that is still under development. Rikuzentakata is expected to finish its massive project to raise the elevation of the town's center by roughly 12 meters in FY2018, allowing the next phase of rebuilding and recovery to begin.

RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate Prefecture--This disaster-hit northern city celebrated the centuries-old Tanaba

08/12/2017

[Washington DC Reception 8/17/17]

As part of the TOMODACHI Initiative, our friends at the U.S.-Japan Council are welcoming a delegation of nurses from the Tohoku region for an exchange focused on disaster nursing training. They are working with the Children's National Health System in Washington DC and Johnson & Johnson on this wonderful initiative.

If you are in the DC area, please join them for a reception to welcome the group and hear about their experiences.

WHEN: August 17 (Thursday), 6PM–9PM
WHERE: Children's National Health System,
Research Atrium, 5th Floor Main Hospital
111 Michigan Ave, NW
Washington DC 20010

RSVP to Domonique Miles ([email protected]) by 8/15.

07/12/2017

After extreme flooding and landslides hit Kyushu last week, killing dozens and displacing more than 1500 people, many of the great organizations that we worked with after 3/11 sprang into action to assist once again.

AMDA, a medical association, was one of the groups that jumped in to help, along with relief groups such as Japan Platform （ジャパン・プラットフォーム）, ピースウィンズ・ジャパン　Peace Winds Japan, and AAR Japan. We appreciate all of their hard work to assist those in need!

07/03/2017

A worrisome finding!

Women living on the coast of Fukushima are taking longer to report breast cancer symptoms to their doctors than before March 2011, a study finds.

06/28/2017

The town of Otsuchi (Iwate Prefecture) is following the example of the Kamaishi Kitchen Car Project and has launched its own project to support young entrepreneurs, promote economic revival, and create community spaces through the use of food trucks.

　大槌町で、キッチンカーを使った官民協働プロジェクトが始まる。若手事業者が作ったまちづくり法人「ＣＯＬＥＲＥ（コレレ）」と町が協力し、飲食店の起業支援や町民の交流拠点を作る。　４月下旬に利用希望者の面…

06/07/2017

[TOKYO]
This morning key NGO leaders met with Diet members--Rep. Keisuke Suzuki, Rep. Masahiko Shibayama, and Rep. Shinichi Isa--for a JCIE roundtable to discuss how Japanese NGOs and the government can work together as strategic partners on development and humanitarian assistance, as well as what they can do to advance US-Japan cooperation.

05/21/2017

04/28/2017

[EVENT IN NEW YORK]

Salon Bow-Wow: Architects in Post-Disaster Reconstruction
DATE: Friday, May 5
TIME: 6:30pm
PLACE: Japan Society
333 East 47th Street
New York, NY 10017

Momoyo Kaijima and Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, co-founders of Atelier Bow-Wow, an architectural firm in Tokyo, will speak at the Japan Society on their work in Tohoku. They are also founding members of ArchiAid, an organization started by Japanese architects to aid in the reconstruction of Tohoku.

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Momoyo Kaijima and Yoshiharu Tsukamoto , co-founders of Atelier Bow-Wow in Tokyo, a highly-regarded architectural firm, are founding members of ArchiAid , a group of architects who came together to contribute to the recovery of Tohoku. The duo will discuss the role of an architect in post-disaster r...