AAJA reporters file from quake-scarred Japan

Several AAJA members reported from Japan over the weekend, when the nation marked a year after its devastating earthquake. The stories include a personal reflection, a look at the auto industry and radiation, as well as how schoolchildren, farmers and fishermen are coping. Read on:

Japan-based member Ayako Mie joined force with Chico Harlan for The Washington Post:

• One Year After Japan’s triple disaster, an uncertain recovery 

Seoul-based member Steve Herman for Voice of America:

• VOA Reporter Reflects on Devastation of Japan’s Major Earthquake
• For Japanese Farmers, Lessons from Chernobyl
• New Study Says Japan ‘Lucky’ to Avoid Wider Disaster
• Japanese Town Split by Radiation Evacuation Zone (with video)
• Japan Mulls ‘Future Cities’ for Devastated Communities
• Japan Pauses to Remember on Disaster’s First Anniversary (includes video)

Seoul-based member Doualy Xaykaothao for NPR:

• For Kids in Japan, Adjusting To a Changed World
• With Radiation, Doubt Grows in Fukushima Farms
• Boats Ashore, Tsunami Scars Japanese Fishing Town
• Volunteers Aid Lives Shattered By Japan Disaster 

Tokyo-based member Yuri Kageyama for the Associated Press:

• Health Uncertainties Torment Japanese in Nuke Zone
• One Year Later, Japan Barely Improves Nuclear Regulatory System
• Japan Kept Silent on Worst Nuclear Crisis Scenario
• Japan Planned Review of Tsunami Risk, But Too Late
• Japan Automakers Are Back , A Year After Disaster