Revisiting the March 11, 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami: Resilience and Restoration

Ten months have passed since the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. However, many people living in the seacoast areas of the Tohoku region are still being forced to inconvenient life, with profound sadness due to loss of houses, families, friends, and/or communities. In addition, the great earthquake and tsunami seriously damaged the Fukushima nuclear power plant, causing longstanding health risks in Japan and globally (Butler 2011). As a witness of the complex disasters, I would like to recall the tragic consequences of the natural disaster and a part of the disaster responses on March 11, 2011.