Potteryblog: Emily Murphy
Description: Organized by three American women, Handmade for Japan has gathered art handmade by artists who are either Japanese or have ties to Japan
It has been 10 years since almost 20,000 lives were lost in the Great East Japan Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster. The radiation levels have continued to decrease around the Fukushima reactors and now the no-go zone is only about 30 per cent of the original designated area. This has allowed some evacuees to return to their homes, but there are still many municipalities that continue to ban entry to residents and provide no date of reopening because of high radiation levels. The Japanese government c
While the road to recovery remains long and arduous, on this anniversary we would like to share the positive news of a grand milestone reached by OISCA, one of the organizations that was funded by money raised by Handmade for Japan and donated through GlobalGiving .
OISCA is involved in the restoration of uprooted forests along the coast of Natori in Miyagi prefecture. These coastal forests act as a buffer zone to mitigate the impact of tsunami, and OISCA aims to regenerate 100 hectares of coastal forest to lessen the impact of future disasters. In October 2020, OISCA reached its goal of planting 370,000 black pine trees and has now entered the next phase of nurturing and maintaining the seedlings.
Potteryblog: Emily Murphy