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It is hard to believe how fast time flies, but today it has been eight years since the Great East Japan Earthquake, a day none of us who witnessed the events in Japan shall ever forget. The corresponding thread here on JREF has been "stickied" ever since. Apart from the 15,000 people who perished in the disaster, we should not forget those who still suffer from the aftermath of the tragedy, namely the 52,000 displaced. Despite government assurances that their former homes in Fukushima were safe many of them refuse to return, even with their housing subsidies at stake (they are likely to be terminated by the end of March 2021, see JT article linked below).
Photo credit: Kyodo
Below a few articles and editorials on that sad anniversary.
Photo credit: Kyodo
Below a few articles and editorials on that sad anniversary.
Tohoku residents still haunted by memories of devastating 3/11 triple disaster
Despite the passage of time, their stories are still heart-wrenching.
www.japantimes.co.jp
Japan marks 8 yrs since quake-tsunami that caused Fukushima crisis - The Mainichi
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Monday marked the eighth anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan that left more than 15,
mainichi.jp
Fukushima evacuees resist return as 'Reconstruction Olympics' near
With Japan keen to flaunt Tokyo 2020 as the "Reconstruction Olympics", people who fled the Fukushima nuclear disaster are being urged to return home but not everyone is eager to go. Tokyo and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) plan to use the global spotlight from the Games to showcase the…
japantoday.com