Now 29th March 2011. Just a few thoughts which I would like to share with you all…I am sure we are all so concerned and depressed about all the news we are hearing now. It has really dampened my spirits and I feel I have lost so much energy recently. However, we all have to be so strong now maybe not for ourselves but to show support for the people who are suffering so much more at this time.
It has been snowing again up here in Akita. I think it must be so hard for the survivors who are now in designated holding areas like schools and gymnasiums, since the tsunami on Friday 11th March 2011. Also, for the residents of Fukushima who have been asked to evacuate their homes because of the threat of pollution from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. The Akita Governor has agreed to take 20,000 evacuees to stay at hot spring hotels and other facilities in Akita to help comfort them.
It is being reported that the bodies retrieved have been buried in mass graves tentatively and at a later date the bodies will be exhumed for traditional burials. The climate, although severe for the survivors, may be a blessing as it helps preserve and slows down bacteria. We are hearing now that, on average, two people a day are succumbing to their ordeal in the holding areas. There is not enough heat, food or medicines getting through to them yet.
Young nursing mothers who are experiencing difficulty in nursing owing to emotional stress have been encouraged by the government to persevere with nursing and to keep taking fluids.
Whilst watching a lot of television coverage I have been rather fascinated with the appearance of all Japanese government officials wearing quite fashionable, coloured boiler suits. I wonder how much they have cost the tax payer and why they have them? Perhaps they even have another change as one suit has to be washed now and again? The officials are really only travelling from their homes to the Diet, perhaps? Did they have them made before or maybe the officials were waiting for the suit’s completion and this held up their decisions on dealing with the immediate perils? I notice that one lady, government official, who always likes to wear white, is now wearing blue and she doesn’t look too happy!
I have a few such observed opinions and whilst I am living in Japan I do not wish to criticize Japan, as I am not Japanese. However, after living here for 38 years I feel I do wish to share some topics.
We are asked to save energy by the Japanese government and I think we are all doing our best. Some people throughout Japan are experiencing power cuts for 3 hours at a time. Therefore, I would really like to ask why Japan does not start using ‘Day Light Saving Time’? In England this system of saving day-light has been well established and it does seem to help with energy savings. I feel this should be implemented immediately.
I am amazed that the sun rises here around 4.30 a.m. but many people do not rise until 7 or 8 a.m. Here would be a great opportunity to save energy! Japan could really harness the power from the sunlight and make so much energy, especially through the summer months.
During the period that the famous all Japan senior high school’s baseball matches are played, it has been discovered that the consumption of electricity goes up tremendously because whilst watching TV the air conditioners throughout Japan are working overtime. Perhaps, these games could start as early as 4.30 a.m. in the morning to save energy and to make it cooler for all the players. I really cannot understand the necessity for night-games, either.
Also, if we cut down energy waste at department stores throughout Japan, it would help a lot…for example, why are all the television sets ON in the Electrical Departments or why are all the lights on in the Lighting Departments? Let’s all start switching them off on passing!
Another thing which really puzzles me is why we see so many transport trucks parked on the side of the road with their engines running – in summer their air conditioners are on and in winter their heaters are on. This running of the engine lasts sometimes as long as one and a half hours, usually during their lunch break. Perhaps we need to think more about the delivery service throughout Japan. It is certainly a wonderful service and so safe and reliable – this proves how honest Japanese people are as nothing is ever stolen. However, I feel it has gone to excess. Maybe, also we need to think about the working conditions of the drivers who are forced to stay in their trucks and endure all the elements.
Why is it now that wherever one goes, the public toilets are all electric washlets? And why is it that, particularly ladies are flushing the toilet sometimes as many as three times for one visit? We could save a lot of water by collecting the rain water off roof tops into water-butts. Using this saved water to water gardens and wash cars or even flush toilets, quite sufficiently. Here in Japan the bath water is saved each day for washing clothes, which I think is something that needs to be adapted in England. In Japan washing machines usually go with bathrooms and in UK washing machines go with kitchens.
All these questions and observations beg the question…if we wish to continue in our present life-style, is it really necessary and where is all the energy going to come from, from now on, and at what price in the long run? Maybe, we have to ask ourselves how many nuclear power plants do we really and honestly need to make our life-style better than it already is? This is a question for the economists.
In the meantime, we are still experiencing very strong deep earthquakes every day and night, throughout Japan. People are worrying about the fallout from the nuclear power station. Eleven vegetables have been taken off the shelves which have been produced in the affected areas and food in general is slightly limited. Water companies have increased their production but it is now at full capacity and probably not enough. The government is muddling through and does not really inspire confidence. The nuclear power company in Fukushima is, in my opinion, on a learning curve for solving the huge problem of damage at the plant. Personally, I am not sure they know what they are doing.
The British Embassy in Tokyo has issued warnings and offered registration for all nationals living in the affected areas and Tokyo. They are also offering water and Iodine Tablets (non-radioactive) potassium iodate, Stable iodine, for British people living in Japan distributed at the Embassies. I’m not sure if I missed this information for Japan by the Japanese government? However, I’m not sure how Japanese can get these pills in Japan.
Again and again I have received messages from all around the world full of compassion for everyone living in Japan at the moment. A very dear friend and Canon of the Church of England, in England, who christened both my boys, has sent a message and prayer…
‘A Frenchman called Anselm became Archbishop of Canterbury UK in the 11th century and put into words a prayer I use every day…’
“God of love, whose compassion, never fails, we bring before you the grief and perils of people and nations, the pains of the sick and injured, the sighing of prisoners and captives, the sorrows of the bereaved, the necessities of the homeless, the helplessness of the weak, the despair, the failing powers of the aged. Comfort and relieve them, O merciful Father, according to their several needs and your great mercy, for the sake of Your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ.”
29 Mar 2011
23 Mar 2011
Information
The following is disaster information sources for foreigners.
http://www.iomjapan.org/news/press_237.cfm
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Internet Radio
☆NHKラジオニュース
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/radio/program/16lang.html
☆FMわぃわぃ
http://www.tcc117.org/fmyy/index.php
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☆東北地方太平洋沖地震多言語支援センター
（日本語、英語、中国語、ポルトガル語、スペイン語、タイ語、タガログ語）
http://tabumane.jimdo.com/災害情報/
☆Google
English
http://www.google.co.jp/intl/en/crisisresponse/japanquake2011.html
☆Information about evacuation sites
http://maps.google.co.jp/maps/ms?hl=ja&ie=UTF8&brcurrent=3%2C0x5f8a281688bb7
435%3A0x5a71ac24ed513392%2C0%2C0x5f8a2815e538e245%3A0xb1632cc050d2f733&msa=0
&msid=216614052816461214939.00049e49594f07450fe63&z=8
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☆Google Person Finder
（日本語、英語、韓国語、中国語）
http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/
☆NTT災害用伝言ダイアル message board：
http://www.ntt-east.co.jp/saigai_e/voice171/
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☆仙台市生活相談 Multilingual Help desk in Sendai-shi
（日本語、英語、韓国語、中国語）
022-265-2471
022-224-1919
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ソーシャルメディア
☆フェイスブック
（日本語、英語）
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Earthquake-updates-for-foreigners-in-Japan-%E6
%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%81%AB%E3%81%84%E3%82%8B%E5%A4%96%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%
AE%E3%81%9F%E3%82%81%E3%81%AE%E6%83%85%E5%A0%B1-/158172120906429
☆ツィッター
http://t.co/Wqzf56I
携帯電話サイト
http://twtr.jp/earthquake
次のハッシュタグを使うと便利です
#Jishin: 地震情報
#J_j_helpme: 救出願い
#Hinan: 避難情報
#Anpi: 安否情報
#311care: 医療情報
http://www.iomjapan.org/news/press_237.cfm
---------------------------------------------------------
Internet Radio
☆NHKラジオニュース
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/radio/program/16lang.html
☆FMわぃわぃ
http://www.tcc117.org/fmyy/index.php
---------------------------------------------------------
☆東北地方太平洋沖地震多言語支援センター
（日本語、英語、中国語、ポルトガル語、スペイン語、タイ語、タガログ語）
http://tabumane.jimdo.com/災害情報/
English
http://www.google.co.jp/intl/en/crisisresponse/japanquake2011.html
☆Information about evacuation sites
http://maps.google.co.jp/maps/ms?hl=ja&ie=UTF8&brcurrent=3%2C0x5f8a281688bb7
435%3A0x5a71ac24ed513392%2C0%2C0x5f8a2815e538e245%3A0xb1632cc050d2f733&msa=0
&msid=216614052816461214939.00049e49594f07450fe63&z=8
---------------------------------------------------------
☆Google Person Finder
（日本語、英語、韓国語、中国語）
http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/
☆NTT災害用伝言ダイアル message board：
http://www.ntt-east.co.jp/saigai_e/voice171/
---------------------------------------------------------
☆仙台市生活相談 Multilingual Help desk in Sendai-shi
（日本語、英語、韓国語、中国語）
022-265-2471
022-224-1919
---------------------------------------------------------
ソーシャルメディア
☆フェイスブック
（日本語、英語）
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Earthquake-updates-for-foreigners-in-Japan-%E6
%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%81%AB%E3%81%84%E3%82%8B%E5%A4%96%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%
AE%E3%81%9F%E3%82%81%E3%81%AE%E6%83%85%E5%A0%B1-/158172120906429
☆ツィッター
http://t.co/Wqzf56I
携帯電話サイト
http://twtr.jp/earthquake
次のハッシュタグを使うと便利です
#Jishin: 地震情報
#J_j_helpme: 救出願い
#Hinan: 避難情報
#Anpi: 安否情報
#311care: 医療情報
20 Mar 2011
Report from Akita
Since the devastating earthquake and tsunami aftermath on 11th March 2011 at 2.46 p.m. so much has been learnt about what happened. This knowledge is both unbelievable to comprehend and so powerfully upsetting that words can hardly describe the magnitude of these events.
Now, living in Akita, (which has a population of one million) on the West side, near the Akita Airport, surrounded by mountain ranges, we were isolated by road and air, after the earthquake. However, as of 20th March roads and the airport are open, so we are once again connected to the rest of Japan. As we were cut off for a short time fuel, food and daily necessities were not in abundance and this caused ‘panic buying’ of commodities. Long queues were formed at supermarkets and gasoline stations. Petrol was rationed to 2,000Yen per car. To live in Akita it is vital that one can drive and therefore petrol is a means to an end. During all the queuing that I have seen one thing sticks out in my mind…how patient and polite the Japanese people are and how quiet they are whilst queuing. Everything has been conducted very respectfully and with a common courtesy. Quite different from the behavior one can experience when hunting for a ‘bargain’ at a big department store in the heart of Tokyo.
I am sure that if you asked most people where they were on Friday 11th March 2011 they would be able to answer exactly and they will all have a tale to tell…mine was like this…
My husband and I had booked to stay for one and a half days at Mizusawa Onsen which is past Lake Tazawa in the Mizusawa Hot Spring Resort near Mount Komagatake. This is one of our favourite hideaways and we needed to get away for a short relaxing time before heavy work schedules start this April.
We were almost there and the scenery of the snow covered rice paddies was so beautiful. We stopped at a Daily’s Convenience Store for a hot coffee, when all hell let loose and nature turned on her beauty into evil, just for a very short time but during that time it has now been estimated that up to 16,000 people have been killed. Immediately, there was a power cut in the shop and items started falling off the shelves. We ran outside but were faced with the tarmac ground moving like a huge sea up and down and groaning. Our car, parked close by, was jumping up and down about 20/30 cms. and from side to side. I’m afraid I did begin screaming and panicking and did not know where to put myself. Other customers in the shop were silent and I have to say I feel very ashamed of my behavior now looking back. This situation continued for longer than I liked and eventually of course we began to drive home slowly taking care on the icy roads with the traffic lights being dead.
Driving home safely we were alarmed to see so many cars already queuing for gasoline and food supplies. We did the same and realized this was possibly going to be a survival course. Our mobile phones were dead nationally and we had the car radio on for information. Now, in Japan the earthquake warnings are broadcast in Spanish, Korean, Chinese, English and Japanese. This has been tremendously improved over the years and now serves a greater internationally dependent community in Japan. Having said that I would make a personal comment that although the English was excellent and coherent and greatly appreciated it did not convey the ‘urgency’ that I think it could have done. Whilst driving home my brother called me on my mobile phone from England as clear as a bell and told us that he was seeing the tsunami wave on the BBC news coverage. At this point we began to realize the urgency of the warning. He was so relieved to know that we were ok. The whole world was watching what we could not.
On returning home safely we found no damage to our house but we had no power. At this time in Akita it is still cold and has, in fact, snowed several times since the earthquake. We were ashamed to find that we had not taken care in preparing our survival kit on how to survive during an earthquake. We did have a torch but that was about it. All during the following 2 night’s, earthquakes of some magnitude kept pounding Akita and the surrounds. Needless to say, we were up and down all night half-dressed, half crazed in terror with the anticipation of what could happen.
Two nights later we got power back and were able to watch TV and see all the coverage of the events unfolding before our eyes. We were in deep shock at what had happened. Also, the realization that as the crow flies we were not too far from the epicenter of the earthquake.
‘There go I but for the Grace of God’ immediately springs to mind and how often have I said these words.
It is time now for the release of all the stress to show itself and I believe that we are not going to be able to keep ‘the stiff upper lip’ much longer. Emotions are going to flow very soon. Not only emotions on that scale but emotions of ‘why me’, ‘why now’, ‘why here’? Questions of all sorts will be asked from now on, on a broad spectrum of topics.
Complicating the earthquake and tsunami in the Akita, Iwate, Miyagi and Chiba Prefectures is the added collapse of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station immediately following. I cannot help but think that the earthquake damaged the power station and caused the collapse. It has been stated that the velocity of the earthquake registered 9. Which brings me to question again and again as I have been doing ever since I was aware of nuclear power in Japan…how is it possible to build such a monster in a country with a high risk of earthquakes? This is one of those ‘why’ questions…
I think that from now on each one of us has to ask what is important to themselves…how many material possessions do we need to fulfill our lives? How much energy do we REALLY NEED?
Why is it that whenever one visits any electrical department store anywhere throughout Japan that ALL the TV sets are on or ALL the air conditioners are on or ALL the lamps are on in the Lighting Department? I have had a personal ongoing campaign that when I am visiting these opulent places I switch them off as I go by!!
How many electric toilets do we need in public places in Japan? Also, don’t forget that these toilets are, I believe, all giving off CO2s. How many times should ladies flush the toilet on one visit? By themselves these questions amount to nothing but put all these queries together and think about Japan’s population of 240 million, they certainly mount up to ENERGY and WASTE.
We must ask ourselves how many power stations in Japan we really need to provide this wasteful energy and risk the lives of human beings. Is this industry, politics, and economics talking too strongly? Do these institutions really think through and really think about the needs and safely of the population? All this in the present threatre is certainly ‘food for thought’ and we should not ignore it hastily.
The present situation in Japan is unfolding every hour. More and more mobile phone photo footage is being released from survivors. The loss is insurmountable. It has been reported that there is not enough fuel to burn the bodies of the recovered. The Civil Defense Army is working overtime to recover bodies as this is so important for the Japanese. The burning of bodies is by law in Japan and also it is possibly a purifying act.
Little food and daily commodities are slowly creeping into the evacuation, holding areas but not enough and not quickly enough. I fear that there will be many who will not survive the cold, lack of food and the general degradation and shock of all the events.
I am not an expert and I am not sure of what is going on. There has been a lot of damage throughout the whole of Japan but the media is really only focusing on the main prefectures and the nuclear power melt down.
The rock-on effect of this major earthquake and tsunami is going to take ages and ages, maybe up to 20 years at least to overcome and Japan has got a hard road to trudge from now on.
I am so very privileged to say that all my family members are safe and have not been affected in any way, only emotionally and psychologically, so far.
In Akita we are promised forecasted power cuts, however as of 20 March they have not taken place. Our town is in confusion. Shops have returned to some normality but assistants cannot come to work as they do not have petrol. Local university’s schedules have been postponed and some graduation ceremonies have also been delayed. We are being asked to conserve our energy. We have also been advised to stay indoors and wear masks on going out. Windows should be kept closed and washing should not be hung outside. The wind may be transporting the pollution from the nuclear power melt down. Overcoats should be taken off on first entering the house and brushed down to get rid of pollution. Gargling and washing hands is also advised.
Through the Red Cross Hospital in Akita, donations of clothes and blankets from local residents have been donated for the people in the evacuation holding areas in the severely hit areas but it is not enough.
Progress has been made in linking people to each other who have been misplaced and great joy has been seen on the TV at these very emotional reunions. Whole families have been wiped out. The fishing industry and tourist industry of the areas have been totally devastated. Generation upon generation of family’s livelihoods have been instantly finished.
As I said in the beginning of this essay… words can hardly describe the magnitude of these events.
To be continued…
Now, living in Akita, (which has a population of one million) on the West side, near the Akita Airport, surrounded by mountain ranges, we were isolated by road and air, after the earthquake. However, as of 20th March roads and the airport are open, so we are once again connected to the rest of Japan. As we were cut off for a short time fuel, food and daily necessities were not in abundance and this caused ‘panic buying’ of commodities. Long queues were formed at supermarkets and gasoline stations. Petrol was rationed to 2,000Yen per car. To live in Akita it is vital that one can drive and therefore petrol is a means to an end. During all the queuing that I have seen one thing sticks out in my mind…how patient and polite the Japanese people are and how quiet they are whilst queuing. Everything has been conducted very respectfully and with a common courtesy. Quite different from the behavior one can experience when hunting for a ‘bargain’ at a big department store in the heart of Tokyo.
I am sure that if you asked most people where they were on Friday 11th March 2011 they would be able to answer exactly and they will all have a tale to tell…mine was like this…
My husband and I had booked to stay for one and a half days at Mizusawa Onsen which is past Lake Tazawa in the Mizusawa Hot Spring Resort near Mount Komagatake. This is one of our favourite hideaways and we needed to get away for a short relaxing time before heavy work schedules start this April.
We were almost there and the scenery of the snow covered rice paddies was so beautiful. We stopped at a Daily’s Convenience Store for a hot coffee, when all hell let loose and nature turned on her beauty into evil, just for a very short time but during that time it has now been estimated that up to 16,000 people have been killed. Immediately, there was a power cut in the shop and items started falling off the shelves. We ran outside but were faced with the tarmac ground moving like a huge sea up and down and groaning. Our car, parked close by, was jumping up and down about 20/30 cms. and from side to side. I’m afraid I did begin screaming and panicking and did not know where to put myself. Other customers in the shop were silent and I have to say I feel very ashamed of my behavior now looking back. This situation continued for longer than I liked and eventually of course we began to drive home slowly taking care on the icy roads with the traffic lights being dead.
Driving home safely we were alarmed to see so many cars already queuing for gasoline and food supplies. We did the same and realized this was possibly going to be a survival course. Our mobile phones were dead nationally and we had the car radio on for information. Now, in Japan the earthquake warnings are broadcast in Spanish, Korean, Chinese, English and Japanese. This has been tremendously improved over the years and now serves a greater internationally dependent community in Japan. Having said that I would make a personal comment that although the English was excellent and coherent and greatly appreciated it did not convey the ‘urgency’ that I think it could have done. Whilst driving home my brother called me on my mobile phone from England as clear as a bell and told us that he was seeing the tsunami wave on the BBC news coverage. At this point we began to realize the urgency of the warning. He was so relieved to know that we were ok. The whole world was watching what we could not.
On returning home safely we found no damage to our house but we had no power. At this time in Akita it is still cold and has, in fact, snowed several times since the earthquake. We were ashamed to find that we had not taken care in preparing our survival kit on how to survive during an earthquake. We did have a torch but that was about it. All during the following 2 night’s, earthquakes of some magnitude kept pounding Akita and the surrounds. Needless to say, we were up and down all night half-dressed, half crazed in terror with the anticipation of what could happen.
Two nights later we got power back and were able to watch TV and see all the coverage of the events unfolding before our eyes. We were in deep shock at what had happened. Also, the realization that as the crow flies we were not too far from the epicenter of the earthquake.
‘There go I but for the Grace of God’ immediately springs to mind and how often have I said these words.
It is time now for the release of all the stress to show itself and I believe that we are not going to be able to keep ‘the stiff upper lip’ much longer. Emotions are going to flow very soon. Not only emotions on that scale but emotions of ‘why me’, ‘why now’, ‘why here’? Questions of all sorts will be asked from now on, on a broad spectrum of topics.
Complicating the earthquake and tsunami in the Akita, Iwate, Miyagi and Chiba Prefectures is the added collapse of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station immediately following. I cannot help but think that the earthquake damaged the power station and caused the collapse. It has been stated that the velocity of the earthquake registered 9. Which brings me to question again and again as I have been doing ever since I was aware of nuclear power in Japan…how is it possible to build such a monster in a country with a high risk of earthquakes? This is one of those ‘why’ questions…
I think that from now on each one of us has to ask what is important to themselves…how many material possessions do we need to fulfill our lives? How much energy do we REALLY NEED?
Why is it that whenever one visits any electrical department store anywhere throughout Japan that ALL the TV sets are on or ALL the air conditioners are on or ALL the lamps are on in the Lighting Department? I have had a personal ongoing campaign that when I am visiting these opulent places I switch them off as I go by!!
How many electric toilets do we need in public places in Japan? Also, don’t forget that these toilets are, I believe, all giving off CO2s. How many times should ladies flush the toilet on one visit? By themselves these questions amount to nothing but put all these queries together and think about Japan’s population of 240 million, they certainly mount up to ENERGY and WASTE.
We must ask ourselves how many power stations in Japan we really need to provide this wasteful energy and risk the lives of human beings. Is this industry, politics, and economics talking too strongly? Do these institutions really think through and really think about the needs and safely of the population? All this in the present threatre is certainly ‘food for thought’ and we should not ignore it hastily.
The present situation in Japan is unfolding every hour. More and more mobile phone photo footage is being released from survivors. The loss is insurmountable. It has been reported that there is not enough fuel to burn the bodies of the recovered. The Civil Defense Army is working overtime to recover bodies as this is so important for the Japanese. The burning of bodies is by law in Japan and also it is possibly a purifying act.
Little food and daily commodities are slowly creeping into the evacuation, holding areas but not enough and not quickly enough. I fear that there will be many who will not survive the cold, lack of food and the general degradation and shock of all the events.
I am not an expert and I am not sure of what is going on. There has been a lot of damage throughout the whole of Japan but the media is really only focusing on the main prefectures and the nuclear power melt down.
The rock-on effect of this major earthquake and tsunami is going to take ages and ages, maybe up to 20 years at least to overcome and Japan has got a hard road to trudge from now on.
I am so very privileged to say that all my family members are safe and have not been affected in any way, only emotionally and psychologically, so far.
In Akita we are promised forecasted power cuts, however as of 20 March they have not taken place. Our town is in confusion. Shops have returned to some normality but assistants cannot come to work as they do not have petrol. Local university’s schedules have been postponed and some graduation ceremonies have also been delayed. We are being asked to conserve our energy. We have also been advised to stay indoors and wear masks on going out. Windows should be kept closed and washing should not be hung outside. The wind may be transporting the pollution from the nuclear power melt down. Overcoats should be taken off on first entering the house and brushed down to get rid of pollution. Gargling and washing hands is also advised.
Through the Red Cross Hospital in Akita, donations of clothes and blankets from local residents have been donated for the people in the evacuation holding areas in the severely hit areas but it is not enough.
Progress has been made in linking people to each other who have been misplaced and great joy has been seen on the TV at these very emotional reunions. Whole families have been wiped out. The fishing industry and tourist industry of the areas have been totally devastated. Generation upon generation of family’s livelihoods have been instantly finished.
As I said in the beginning of this essay… words can hardly describe the magnitude of these events.
To be continued…
A CANCELLATION ANNOUNCEMENT
Under all the circumstances of recent events it has been decided that the IWA meeting for Thursday 24 March 2011 will be CANCELLED.
Please pass this message on to those who you know are not on the internet.
Thank you for your understanding with this decision.
Please take great care of yourselves and families during this very difficult time.
Please pass this message on to those who you know are not on the internet.
Thank you for your understanding with this decision.
Please take great care of yourselves and families during this very difficult time.
15 Mar 2011
Japan earthquake how to protect yourself
Japan earthquake how to protect yourself
This site provides a basic guide in several language to what to do when you have to evacuate because of the earthquake.
Hope to be useful for foreign people living in Japan and are suffering from 3.11 earthquake.
This site provides a basic guide in several language to what to do when you have to evacuate because of the earthquake.
Hope to be useful for foreign people living in Japan and are suffering from 3.11 earthquake.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Many friends of IWA in Louth, Lincolnshire, England have expressed sincere concern, to me, for Japan and everyone living in Japan regarding the terrible earthquake and tsunami.
Also, everyone is concerned regarding the nuclear power station melt down.
I would like to let you all know that so many people in England and all over the world are thinking and praying for Japan right now.
Please let’s help each other during this very traumatic time in our history.
IWA in Akita sends sincere condolences to the bereaved families in Japan.
IWA in Akita is planning to make donations to help the people affected by this devastation.
Also, everyone is concerned regarding the nuclear power station melt down.
I would like to let you all know that so many people in England and all over the world are thinking and praying for Japan right now.
Please let’s help each other during this very traumatic time in our history.
IWA in Akita sends sincere condolences to the bereaved families in Japan.
IWA in Akita is planning to make donations to help the people affected by this devastation.
7 Mar 2011
16th meeting
The 16th Meeting of the INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION will take place on Thursday 24th March 2011 at Mrs I’s home, Goshono.
We shall enjoy an English Cooking Session from 10.30a.m.(until whenever!) and enjoy eating the results plus a potluck lunch. Please reply as soon as possible if you wish to attend or not. Thank you. The menu will be decided when the numbers are known.
We shall enjoy an English Cooking Session from 10.30a.m.(until whenever!) and enjoy eating the results plus a potluck lunch. Please reply as soon as possible if you wish to attend or not. Thank you. The menu will be decided when the numbers are known.
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