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12 Episodes 2015 - 0
Episode 1
Mon, Apr 13, 2015 30 mins
The Season 4 premiere details the effort to create evacuation sites that are considerate of the needs of women.
Episode 2
Mon, May 11, 2015 30 mins
The residents of an isolated Iwate Prefecture community share the story of how they survived the 2011 earthquake-tsunami.
Episode 3
Mon, Jun 8, 2015 30 mins
How radio stations in the Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures managed to broadcast in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake-tsunami; and how handled information passed on to them by listeners.
Episode 4
Mon, Jul 13, 2015 30 mins
The post-disaster restoration of Japan's cultural assets, such as temples and shrines, is examined. Included: Horyuji Temple, which is the world's oldest wooden building.
Episode 5
Mon, Aug 10, 2015 30 mins
The scene at Sendai Airport on the day of the 3/11 earthquake-tsunami is recalled. Seven hundred passengers and 400 crew evacuated the building when the earthquake hit, but—along with 600 nearby residents—were directed to go to the third floor when the tsunami warning was received. Three minutes after the second evacuation was completed, the tsunami struck; and the water rose to the ceiling of the third floor. Everyone survived.
Episode 6
Mon, Sep 7, 2015 30 mins
Stories about the 3/11 disaster created for "kami shibai" (public storytelling with pictures) are shared.
Episode 7
Mon, Oct 12, 2015 30 mins
Damage sustained by fisheries in the Tohoku region is detailed.
Episode 8
Mon, Nov 9, 2015 30 mins
A tsunami simulation created by Miyako City high-school students is featured.
Episode 9
Mon, Dec 14, 2015 30 mins
Examining how individuals with hearing issues fared during the Great East Japan Earthquake, when all warnings were issued via sirens, radio or voice.
Episode 10
Mon, Jan 11, 2016 30 mins
The resurgence of farming in Fukushima Prefecture is detailed.
Episode 11
Mon, Feb 8, 2016 30 mins
The support that Nepal provided the people of the Tohoku region following the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami is repaid after a massive earthquake strikes Nepal in April 2015.
Episode 12
Mon, Mar 7, 2016 30 mins
The experiences of people driven from their homes by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station are detailed.