Looking back on Operation Tomodachi, five years later
April 1, 2016Author: Sankei Shimbun
Categories: Energy and Technology, In the News
Sasakawa USA’s James Kendall’s experience working with Operation Tomodachi is detailed in a March 8 article series in the Sankei Shimbun. The articles detail how Kendall and other U.S. Forces assisted relief efforts following the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Kendall, Sasakawa USA’s Fellow for Common Challenges, served as the Marine liaison to the
Tags: 3.11, disaster, earthquake, Fukushima, Fukushima Daiichi, Great East Japan Earthquake, James Kendall, JUMP, march 11, nuclear crisis, Operation Tomodachi, relief efforts, sankei shimbun, Sendai, sendai airport, Tohoku, tsunami
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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#TOMO311: Remembering the Great East Japan earthquake, five years later
March 9, 2016Categories: Energy and Technology, Sasakawa USA Blog
This Friday marks the fifth anniversary of 3/11, when the most powerful earthquake ever to have hit Japan struck off the coast of the Tohoku region. As the disaster unfolded, a massive tsunami with waves up to 40 meters in height slammed into the coast, killing more than 15,000 people and contributing to the meltdown
Tags: #tomo311, 3/11, Great East Japan Earthquake, social media, Tohoku, tomodachi
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