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Japan News (4/2)
Apr. 2nd, 2011 09:25 pm3/31
There's video from Yamata. They have a group of 12-year-old kids who are putting together a time capsule, to be opened in eight years when they are 20 years old. Each of them writes letters, puts in keepsakes, and so on. They wrap each piece up in plastic, put everything in a large plastic tub, wrap that in plastic and seal it, and then bury the whole thing. They didn't really show us much of the letters -- apparently most of them are reminding themselves (in eight years) of what it feels like right now. They also showed the town where these kids are from (they are mostly living in a shelter, I think). The town is foundations, with a couple of ships perched in the middle. A backhoe works away.
( More bits and pieces )
They showed volunteers collecting and boxing donations of books. Apparently they have asked kids to bring in their favorite manga, picture books, and so on, with a message. And they are packing those up to go to the shelters.
Somewhere today there was a report that it is now estimated that it will take at least six months to get people out of the shelters into emergency housing. So there will be time to read the books...
There's video from Yamata. They have a group of 12-year-old kids who are putting together a time capsule, to be opened in eight years when they are 20 years old. Each of them writes letters, puts in keepsakes, and so on. They wrap each piece up in plastic, put everything in a large plastic tub, wrap that in plastic and seal it, and then bury the whole thing. They didn't really show us much of the letters -- apparently most of them are reminding themselves (in eight years) of what it feels like right now. They also showed the town where these kids are from (they are mostly living in a shelter, I think). The town is foundations, with a couple of ships perched in the middle. A backhoe works away.
( More bits and pieces )
They showed volunteers collecting and boxing donations of books. Apparently they have asked kids to bring in their favorite manga, picture books, and so on, with a message. And they are packing those up to go to the shelters.
Somewhere today there was a report that it is now estimated that it will take at least six months to get people out of the shelters into emergency housing. So there will be time to read the books...
