Author: Staff Nippon

3.11 EXPLORING FUKUSHIMA: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that documented the 13th anniversary of the "Great East Japan Earthquake," tsunami, and nuclear accident, including the conditions of both the people and places that remain affected by the disaster across the Tōhoku region. mkeind.com/exploringfukushima For the city of Sendai, the bustling heart of Miyagi Prefecture, March 11, 2011 began like any other. But it would end as a day etched forever in the nation’s collective memory. Not just as a moment in history, but as a life-altering event that reshaped the very existence of...

3.11 EXPLORING FUKUSHIMA: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that documented the 13th anniversary of the "Great East Japan Earthquake," tsunami, and nuclear accident, including the conditions of both the people and places that remain affected by the disaster across the Tōhoku region. mkeind.com/exploringfukushima Many communities in Japan found themselves struggling to physically rebuild and economically revitalize in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011. Among them was the small coastal town of Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture. But thanks to the tireless efforts of individuals like Junko Yagi over...

3.11 EXPLORING FUKUSHIMA: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that documented the 13th anniversary of the "Great East Japan Earthquake," tsunami, and nuclear accident, including the conditions of both the people and places that remain affected by the disaster across the Tōhoku region. mkeind.com/exploringfukushima In the quiet morning light that graces the shores of Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture, a small coastal town with a soul weighed down by history, 67-year-old Yasuo Takamatsu prepared for another dive into the cold embrace of the sea. It has been a ritual he has repeated hundreds of times...