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Columbus, Ohio, United States
This non-profit organization was founded by Chie Murakami Schuller, who was born and raised in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. She now lives in Columbus, Ohio. She founded this organization to raise funds for and awareness of the recent natural disaster in Northeast Japan. Ishinomaki(Miyagi) was devastated by the recent tsunami caused by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on 03/11/11. Donations raised by this organization will be sent to Chie's friends including one friend who is still missing (she left behind a husband and a 5 month old daughter). Money can’t buy happiness nor can it bring back a loved one. However, our love will be much greater than the tsunami that took everything from the victim. As our logo says, our love will cover everything-including thier sadness and pain. Thank you for making a difference and showing your support for Miyagi, Japan. If you have any questions regarding this organization or how the donations are sent/spent, please contact us at loveformiyagijapan@gmail.com

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

E-mail From Kanako加奈子からのメール

I received an e-mail from Kanako yesterday.
I'm going to share the part which she wrote about how things are going in Ishinomak.




幼なじみの加奈子からメールがありました.
石巻の様子などが書かれている部分をご紹介します.
(私に対する個人的なメールなので、かなりカジュアルな
表現もありますが、そのままご紹介させて頂きます。)




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こちらはね、徐々に回復しつつあるよ。毎日自衛隊が瓦礫撤去と遺体捜索......御遺体もまだまだあるみたいで… 瓦礫は石巻ゴミの100年分だって…水産会社の冷凍庫からの魚が腐敗して強烈な臭い!!ヘドロの臭い!くっせー!ってもんじゃない!暑くなってきたから余計にね… 
We are gradually recovering.....The National Defense Force is cleaning up the debris and searching for the bodies everyday.  Many bodies still need to be recovered.  They are saying we'll have the 100 years worth of debris.  There is a strong smell from the rotten seafood from the freezer in the seafood companies!  The smell from the mud! It really stinks!! The warmer weather is even making it worse...

....まるで原爆投下のよう…鉄屑だらけ、車もぐちゃぐちゃ…
女川はコンクリート3階建てのビルが倒れてた!
生きてる間にこんな恐ろしいこと… ってあるのね。日和山から変わり果てた石巻をみて悲しくて、悲しくて… 
It is as if the atomic bomb were dropped....you just see the metal frames of the buildings and cars are all messed up, too.  A three-story building was destroyed in Onagawa.  I realized that things this terrible can happen during our lifetime... I'm just so sad when I look down the changed scenery of Ishinomaki from the top of Hiyori Mountain.  

でもでも、早く元の石巻に戻れるよう皆頑張ってたよ!
東北人は強いって(笑) 
旦那の仕事も頑張って再開することにしたよ。
.....再建頑張って!と沢山の物を支援してもらったよ。
皆応援ありがとう〜!!
と大声で叫びたい.


But, everyone is working really hard to bring back the old Ishinomaki!
Tohoku-jin(People in North East of Japan) are strong!!
My husband's company is also re-opened for business.  
We received a lot of support to rebuild the business. 
I just want to scream and say "Thank you so much for your support!!"

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