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Seeds from quake-hit Japan areas to travel to space in bid to revitalize region upon return
March 10, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
A student at Sendai University Meisei High School hands a jar of Chinese cabbage seeds grown on the Urato Islands to project leader Yoichi Hasegawa, center left, at Shiogama City Hall in Miyagi Prefecture on Feb. 2, 2021. (Mainichi/Issei Takizawa) SHIOGAMA, Miyagi On the approach of the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, a project is underway to launch seeds of crops and plants associated with disaster-hit areas to the International Space Station in a bid to use the returned seeds to revitalize the region and pass on memories of the disaster.
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Ex-head of tsunami-hit Japan day care says thorough disaster drills saved all lives The Mainichi
SENDAI The now-defunct Ikkeijima nursery center on the coast of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, was completely destroyed by tsunami following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, but all 71 children and staff safely evacuated to a nearby community hall.
Koharu Hayashi, 69, the head of the day care center at the time, reflected on the protocol children and staff followed leading up to their rescue, and stressed the importance of conducting thorough disaster drills. It was during a period immediately before the new school year, and there was a feeling of excitement of moving to the next grade, Hayashi recalled moments before the quake hit 10 years ago on March 11. It was in the afternoon, and 71 of a total of 75 children on the school roll were inside the facility. Children aged 4 and under were taking a nap.