The Role of JET Alumni in U.S.-Japan Cooperation: A Tohoku Tomo film screening and panel discussion
March 11, 2016Date: March 11, 2016
On the fifth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, Sasakawa USA and JETAADC co-hosted a special screening of Tohoku Tomo 東北友 and panel discussion.
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A letter of thanks from Futoshi Toba, Mayor of Rikuzentakata
March 10, 2016Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog
Futoshi Toba, the mayor of the hard-hit city of Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture, wrote a letter of thanks to the U.S.-Japan Council and Sasakawa USA for hosting The United States and Japan: Reassessing 3-11 and continuing to support Japan as the country rebuilds. Though Mr. Toba was unable to attend the event, Ms. Amya L.
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The United States and Japan: Reassessing 3-11
March 8, 2016Date: March 8, 2016
To commemorate the fifth anniversary of the “3-11” triple disaster now known as the Great East Japan Earthquake, Sasakawa USA in coordination with the U.S.-Japan Council hosted a discussion on the disaster and the joint response to it.
Tags: 3.11, disaster response, earthquake, event, fifth anniversary, Fukushima, goshi hosono, Great East Japan Earthquake, Nuclear, Operation Tomodachi, Tohoku, triple disaster, tsunami, u.s.-japan council