Tag Archives: Japan Earthquake and Disaster

The Write for Tohoku Project

Though it is difficult to bear witness to destruction and pain of the magnitude caused by the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake Disaster (東日本大震災 Higashi Nihon Daishinsai), the stories of valour and resilience continue to encourage me in spite of the overwhelming … Continue reading

Posted in Japan, Travel & Culture, This & That | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Transience

Transience seems heavier this year—not the least insubstantial or aesthetic or poetic as drifting cherry petals might suggest. Transience wipes towns from maps. Transience waits on the floor of an evacuation centre surrounded by neatly taped cardboard and folded heaps … Continue reading

Posted in Japan, Travel & Culture, This & That | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment