JCIE’s managing director, Hideko Katsumata, travelled to Tohoku last week to meet with potential recipients of the long-term recovery portion of JCIE’s Japan NGO Earthquake Relief and Recovery Fund. Ms. Katsumata visited Kamaishi and Miyako—two port towns where many of the vivid videos the world … Read more
The Japan NGO Earthquake Relief & Recovery Fund is making $200,000+ in multi-year grants to two groups. One grant will strengthen the underpinnings of the region’s nonprofit sector by helping the Sanaburi Foundation, the first community foundation in Tohoku, get off the ground. A second one … Read more
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
Several days ago, JCIE staff made another trip to the disaster zone in Iwate Prefecture to visit with the organizers of innovative recovery projects. While some areas still lag far behind, in many places the efforts to rebuild the physical infrastructure have made extraordinary progress. … 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