When Kamaishi was struck by the tsunami, its business district was destroyed and along with it, many of the town’s restaurants. Thanks to contributions from the Japan-America Society of Indiana (JASI) and others, JCIE is providing a grant to the Fuji Social Welfare Foundation for … Read more
The JCIE fund is supporting the Kamaishi Kitchen Car Project. One of the project’s participants is Noriko Kojima, who decided to make a new start after the earthquake and start her own business. Having enjoyed crêpes in other towns, she always wondered why there were no … Read more
This past week JCIE staff made another trip to Tohoku to visit a few of the JCIE fund’s grantees and other innovative local recovery efforts. On Friday they visited a Kamaishi Kitchen Car for lunch where Ms. Teiko Haga, whose ramen noodle shop was swept away … Read more
The Kamaishi Kitchen Car Project continues to provide a means for former restaurant owners to earn a living as they hope to rebuild their shops. The project is currently recruiting operators for a new restaurant car. Mr. Miura is one example of those that the … Read more