Information, LINKS

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I try to list some helpful links.



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July 11, 2011
As time passes, many of the below links will not be so urgent any more.


Here are some LINKS that sum op what happened since March 11, 2011:

The Japan Quake
source : www.time.com



Social Media in the Tohoku Disaster Survey
source : kusmdisastersurvey



February 2012
List of Tohoku Initiatives
This is a {preliminary} list of groups, individuals, and institutions active in the disaster hit area of Tohoku in northern Japan, or of projects elsewhere in Japan that can serve as good practice examples for reconstruction.
In its current state,
it represents an unsystematic, broad collection of various projects of differing scopes and scales. In the long-run, however, we aim to provide a systematic database and map of who is doing what, where, how, and with which success in the fields of alternative energy, community building, multi-generation housing, transportation, architecture, master plans, agriculture, economic development, and art & design.
source : tpf2.net/initiatives


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March 2011 disaster digital archives in the making
Almost a year on from the catastrophic earthquake that hit northeastern Japan, a wide range of organizations is building digital archives to preserve memories of the events of March 11th for future generations.

Among them, Tohoku University is collecting photos and video of damage caused by the quake and tsunami, as well as documenting the subsequent reconstruction, mainly in the northern prefecture of Miyagi.

The university is based in Sendai, which was hit hard by the disasters. It aims to hand down its archives in cooperation with other universities and private firms. The collection can be seen at
www.dcrc.tohoku.ac.jp/archive

Major internet search engine operators Yahoo and Google are also preparing their own archives through a joint effort to collect photos and video.
They say a total of about 50,000 items have been contributed by users of their sites so far.

Yahoo's collection is at
http://archive.shinsai.yahoo.co.jp while
Google's is at www.miraikioku.com

Elsewhere, the National Diet Library is preparing to release a collection of post-disaster materials from the websites of various municipalities. Many people regularly referred to local-government sites in the wake of the disasters.
Some municipalities are digitizing their materials and the minutes of various meetings made after the disasters for future examination.
Experts note that digital archive operators need to sort out issues like the copyright of collected materials and the standardization of formats for the various types of data gathered by a variety of organizations.
source : NHK World News, February 17



recovering tohoku
i’m a phd student of architecture at kobe university, from the u.s.a., most recently seattle, where i did my masters. i’m also a part time researcher in an organization for disaster recovery knowledge management in kobe.
Monthly Archives
source : recoveringtohoku.wordpress.com


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. Helpful websites, useful phone numbers 　


. Latest News : NHK-gtv : video

. Japan Times : News .

. NHK . daily news



Desaster Prevention Net . Japanese


Japan's Earthquake Information
... www.japanfs.org


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Phone numbers to consult about missing persons:
(Japanese language)
Iwate: 0120-801-471
Miyagi: 022-221-2000
Fukushima: 0120-510-186 / 090-8424-4207 / 090-8424-4208

Shelter information
Shelter locations (Japanese language)

Local Japan Emergency dials:

171 + 1 + line phone number to leave a message
171 + 2 + line phone number to listen to the message

To do the same thing on the Internet:
https://www.web171.jp/top.php
https://www.web171.jp/ NTT


Disaster message boards

NTT Docomo disaster message board
KDDI/au disaster message board
SoftBank disaster message board
EMOBILE disaster message board
WILLCOM disaster message board


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Fuer Deutsche in Japan : Telefonnummern
Botschaft in Tokio Telefonnummer 0357917700
Bereitschaftsdienst der Botschaft Österreichs: 09046000148
Schweiz: 0354498400

DRK - Japan Erdbeben und Tsunami


RegioStudien
Regionalwissenschaftler informieren!
. Japan in deutschen Medien 　


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USA

National Radiation Map,
depicting environmental radiation levels across the USA, updated in real time every minute.
source : radiationnetwork.com


Map of Japan showing the Nuclear Sites around the country
focused on the Fukishima Nuclear Power Plants
source : radiationnetwork.com/Japan


Japan Quake Map
by Paul Nicholls
Registers all the shocks and aftershocks as circle images.


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Fukushima, Radiation 福島第一原子力発電所

Japanese, about the radiation problems
TEPCO ... Fukushima Plant News

TEPCO Values since March 11 but stopped suddenly
. PDF-list with values


radioactive rain measurements in all of Japan
http://atmc.jp/ame/


. Weather forecast, Fukushima Prefecture

. Wind Direction in Tohoku Japan


Nuclear Accident in Japan: General Assessment
source : www.ucsusa.org


. . . . . facts from Wikipeida
Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant

Fukushima II Nuclear Power Plant (福島第二原子力発電所)
with updates from the accident on march 11.


The Japan Quake
full coverage
source : www.time.com/time/specials


In German, a BLOG
helping Japan, useful links


Sustainable Energy - without the hot air
David JC MacKay FRS
Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge.
source : www.withouthotair.com

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Tsunami 津波

tsunami (津波, lit. "harbor wave"
facts from the wikipedia

Satelite photos - before and after it hit


source : Tsunami Alarm System


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"This Wall of Shame is being assembled by various people, many of whom are on the ground in Japan as residents, not temporarily assigned journalists, who are sick of the sensationalist, overly speculative, and just plain bad reporting that has gone on since the Tohoku quake in Japan last Friday (March 11). "

source : Journalist+Wall+of+Shame

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Relief efforts

American Red Cross
Contributions to the American Red Cross International Response Fund may be made through the American Red Cross of the Heartland website at
www.archeartland.org/donate-now
or
http://www.redcross.org/.


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PLEASE SHOW COMPASSION
The terrible destruction in Japan, the continuing lack of electricity and food and shelter for millions of Japanese, and looming concerns over Japan’s damaged nuclear reactors, are causing great hardship and suffering.
All funds will be handled by Mark Schumacher (author of this site), who will ensure their timely dispersal to the Japanese Red Cross 日本赤十字 or any other humanitarian organization here on-the-ground in Japan.

IMPORTANT: (March 20, 2011)
The Japanese government now requires
all donating agencies to be authorized. Thus, sadly, I was forced by both the Japanese government and by Paypal to remove my earlier donation-collecting page. So please direct all your many readers to the above URL. Any prior links that you might have used are defunct.

Please help by making a donation, no matter how small.



source : onmarkproductions.com

Mark is a longtime Daruma friend of mine, he lives in Kamakura.
He provided the "Earthquake Talisman".

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Matsushima Relief Fund

I was in Matsushima during the earthquake/tsunami. Although the buildings remain standing (most) much damage at the 1st floor level due to tsunami. Buddhist Temple suffered structural damage but remains standing - used as a shelter the night of the earthquake. Matsushima is currently focusing on rebuilding efforts in order to give hope to the communities around them that were devastated.
Kathleen

source : Matsushima Relief Fund . facebook .

source : the story behind the Relief Fund
(Take your time to read this amazing story! )


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accepting donations, providing help

Higashi Hongan-Ji Temple
http://www.higashihonganji.or.jp/info/news/detail.php?id=241

Myoshin-Ji Temple
http://twitter.com/#!/kyoto_myoshinji

Jion-Ji Temple, Rikuzen Takada town 慈恩寺 陸前髙田市
http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0316/TKY201103160485.html


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Time Out Tokyo
Give money, give blood, but don't head to the afflicted areas

source : www.timeout.jp/en

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Japan Earthquake Relief Fund
Japan Society
Japan Society has created a disaster relief fund to aid victims of the Tohoku earthquake in Japan. Over the years, Japan Society has partnered with several Japanese and American non-profits working on the frontlines of disaster relief and recovery. 100% of your generous tax-deductible contributions will go to organization(s) that directly help victims recover from the devastating effects of the earthquake and tsunamis that struck Japan on March 11, 2011.

source : www.japansociety.org

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First Giving : Japan Disaster Relief
I have created this fundraising page to aid with the enormous relief efforts will be required to help Japan recover and rebuild.

source : www.firstgiving.com : yuko-motoki





. MORE about donations for Japan


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from tee shirts to tea mugs ... buy now
Tee shirts and mugs with Daruma are available !
. Zazzle . Earthquake Relief Japan





. Ganbaranba がんばらんば .
Support for Tohoku !

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Spenden aus Deutschland

Kyuentai e.V. Tübingen
Zunächst liegt der Fokus auf der Präfektur Iwate, zu der wir enge persönliche Kontakte pflegen. Die Küstenlinie der Präfektur war eines der Zentren der Zerstörung durch den Tsunami.

source : kyuentai.org


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. Save Energy ! 節電 Setsuden ! 　


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Updates about Nuclear Problems in Japan

source : www.greenpeace.org


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from the WKD files


Magnitude 8.8
Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 06:34:14 UTC
OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE

. Tsunami Warning in Japan

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. Earthquake in Iwate, 7.2
June 14, 2008

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. Tsunami in Kamakura, 15th century
1495


The Big Buddha lost his head from the tsunami.


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A giant catfish (namazu) lived in mud beneath the earth. The catfish liked to play pranks and could only be restrained by Kashima,a god who protected the Japanese people from earthquakes.

. WKD : Earthquake (jishin 地震)


earth kigo for early autumn
shinsai kinenbi 震災記念日 (しんさいきねんび)
earthquake memorial day
..... shinsai ki 震災忌（しんさいき）
The 1923 Great Kantō earthquake
(関東大震災, Kantō daishinsai)


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earth kigo for mid-autumn

kazetsunami, kaze tsunami 風津波（かぜつなみ）
"tsunami made by the wind"
storm surge, flood tide (takashio)
Tide in all seasons


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