Experts commemorate 3/11 tragedy by seeking to learn from disaster
March 11, 2016Author: Christa Desrets
Categories: Energy and Technology, Sasakawa USA Blog
March 11, 2011, is a day the world will never forget. Five years after the Great East Japan Earthquake hit the Tohoku region that day, experts came together for a conference organized by Sasakawa USA and the U.S.-Japan Council to reflect on the triple disaster and discuss lessons learned. On March 8, the two organizations
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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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