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COVER STORY Rising from Adversity TOHOKU, ONE YEAR ON  ( HTML : English / Japanese )

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March 11 marks the one-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the devastating tsunamis which followed it. In this month's Cover Story, we meet numerous non-Japanese who have supported the extraordinary recovery and reconstruction activities which are still ongoing in the affected region.

Return of the Chinese Trainees  ( HTML : English / Japanese )

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Trainees from China have been returning to their positions at marine product and food processing plants in Iwate Prefecture.

Learning the Spirit of Omotenashi  ( HTML : English / Japanese )

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Two young Taiwanese women, who were just eight days in Japan when the Great East Japan Earthquake struck, are still working happily at the Hanamaki Minami Onsen-kyo Village in Iwate Prefecture.

Building Connections  ( HTML : English / Japanese )

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Long-time resident of Japan Steve Yamaguchi continues to put his weight behind reconstruction activities in Miyagi Prefecture.

Home Is Where the Heart Is  ( HTML : English / Japanese )

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Vincent Dromer from France is back in the kitchen of his family-owned patisserie in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture.

Radio "Mutual Assistance"  ( HTML : English / Japanese )

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The Bayanihan Kesennuma Filipino Community and its radio show has been bringing comfort and support to listeners both in Japan and overseas.

Research Resumed  ( HTML : English / Japanese )

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Metallic materials researcher Zhao Xiaoli from China has been doing "whatever she can" to help get her university, Tohoku University in Sendai, back on its feet.

Bridge Building through Language  ( HTML : English / Japanese )

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Assistant language teacher Jake Derector was teaching in Ishinomaki when the March 11 tsunami struck his adopted town...

Ishinomaki Graffiti  ( HTML : English / Japanese )

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Japanese-Brazilian artist Titi Freak has brought a splash of color to temporary housing in Ishinomaki.

Royal Return for Koriyama Curry Chefs  ( HTML : English / Japanese )

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To the delight of their regular customers, two Indian chefs have returned to the restaurant where they worked in Koriyama.

From Rwanda with Love  ( HTML : English / Japanese )

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Kambenga Marie Louise from Rwanda has enjoyed a close connection with her "second home," Fukushima, for almost two decades.

Canada's "Biggest Fan" of Fukushima  ( HTML : English / Japanese )

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Fukushima University's William McMichael considers it "[my] role to establish links between Fukushima and Canada, and between Fukushima and the rest of the world."