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:
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:
Tokyo-based member Yuri Kageyama for the Associated Press: