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Voices from the Field (VfF) introduces translated field reports from some Japanese volunteer organizations. It describes small but true figures of affected area of Japan's Tsunami and Earthquake, March 11, 2011.

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  • SPECIAL vol.32 Never underestimate the power and the speed of a tsunami

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  • SPECIAL vol.31 Suspect that a tsunami comes without fail after a big quake

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  • SPECIAL vol.30 Evacuate to as High a Place as Possible!

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  • SPECIAL vol.29 The key to administer an evacuation shelter is “community strength”

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  • SPECIAL vol.28 Importance of a multiple support system involving family, neighbors and operations staff

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  • SPECIAL vol.27 Daily room-leader meetings sustained community initiative and consensus building

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  • SPECIAL vol.26 Evacuation Shelter and Life as an Evacuee

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  • SPECIAL vol.25 Evacuation Shelters and Life as an Evacuee

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  • SPECIAL vol.24 Temporary Housing

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  • SPECIAL vol.23 Evacuation Behavior

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  • SPECIAL vol.22 Creating a better living environment by ourselves

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  • SPECIAL vol.21 It’s important to be creative, helpful and encouraging to each other under the limited circumstances

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  • SPECIAL vol.20 Preparedness for disasters cross border as well as within a district

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  • SPECIAL vol.19 What is Economy Class Syndrome

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  • SPECIAL vol.18 The Tsunami

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  • SPECIAL vol.17 Respond Flexibly to the Changing Circumstances

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  • SPECIAL vol.16 Conversations will uplift your spirit Set a goal and positively overcome your challenges

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  • RSY vol.26 Let’s make the main signboard for Kizuna Park!

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  • SPECIAL vol.15 Smooth running of an evacuation shelter depends on support of local residents

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  • SPECIAL vol.14 Participation in disaster drills enabled my family members to take proper refuge action in the earthquake

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  • SPECIAL vol.13 People’s “Real Voices” expressed during disaster support activities and workshops

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  • ROAD vol.19 Evacuees' Short Comments

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  • ROAD vol.18 Evacuees' Short Comments

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  • RSY vol.25 Never Neglect the Legends, Oral Traditions, or Legacies

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  • RSY vol.24 Ashiyu service report ~Helping each other~

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  • SPECIAL vol.12 Telling the World about 3.11 held in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture in February 2014.

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  • RSY vol.23 Kizuna Park Planning Workshop

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  • NVNAD vol.11 NVNAD vol.11 NVNAD Newsletter (Originally reported in Japanese on 17 May, 2013)

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  • ROAD vol.17 Evacuees' Short Comments

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  • ROAD vol.16 Evacuees' Short Comments

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  • NVNAD vol.10 Child Explorers’ Disaster Prevention Map Contest (Originally reported in Japanese on 29 January, 2013)

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  • NVNAD vol.9 Report from the Study Group on Community Care (Noda Village, Iwate Prefecture) (Activity Report for Blog entry on June 4, 2013)

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  • RSY vol.22 Two years to the day, looking back on days passed from then till now (Part 2)

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  • RSY vol.21 The Last Ashiyu at the Common Room in Shichigahama Kokusaimura Temporary Housing

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  • Seaons greetings from the VfF team in Japan!(2013)

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  • ROAD vol.14 Evacuees' Short Comments

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  • RSY vol.20 Two years to the day, looking back on days passed from then till now (Part 1)

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  • ROAD vol.13 Evacuees' Short Comments

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  • RSY vol.19 What has become of the emergency temporary housing in Shichigahama?

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  • RSY vol.18 Kizuna Kobo: A Messenger that Connects Shichigahama and Nagoya (Kizuna Kobo Part 3)

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  • SPECIAL vol.11 Reviewing our activity
    on the 2nd anniversary of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

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  • RSY vol.17 Bonds of families

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  • ROAD vol.12 Evacuees' Short Comments

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  • ROAD vol.11 Evacuees' Short Comments

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  • RSY vol.16 Keeping Handmade Nameplates as Mementoes

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  • RSY vol.15 Bringing Smiles to the Faces of Newcomers

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  • NVNAD vol.8 The Volunteer-transport Bus from Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture (Activity Report for December 10th, 2011 – Part3)

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  • Rapid Report: Our visit (Nov. 24th-25th) to Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture Part2

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  • Rapid Report: Our visit (Nov. 24th-25th) to Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture Part1

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  • RSY vol.14 Kizuna Kobo, the Cooperative Craft Studio (Part 2)

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  • RSY vol.13 Report from Shichigahama: Woodwork workshop has started

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  • RSY vol.12 Kizuna Kobo, the Cooperative Craft Studio (Part 1)

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  • SPECIAL vol.10 Visiting the disaster affected area

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  • ROAD vol.10 Evacuees' Short Comments

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  • NVNAD vol.7 The Volunteer-transport Bus from Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture (Activity Report for December 10th, 2011 – Part2)

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  • NVNAD vol.6 The Volunteer-transport Bus from Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture (Activity Report for December 10th, 2011 – Part1)

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  • ROAD vol.9 Evacuees' Short Comments

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  • SPECIAL vol.9 Disaster Prevention through Connecting Affected Local Communities.

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  • ROAD vol.8 Evacuees' Short Comments

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  • RSY vol.11 A Fisherman’s gratitude, wishes for reconstruction and Bokke Soup Festival

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  • ROAD vol.7 Evacuees' Short Comments

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  • RSY vol.10 Bokke soup festival is coming soon!

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  • SPECIAL vol.8 Attending the “Sanriku Region Machizukuri Symposium” ~Citizen-led Machizukuri and the Government’s Responsibility~

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  • ROAD vol.6 Evacuees' Short Comments

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  • RSY vol.9 -Connecting Shichigahama and Kiho (Second Part)

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  • RSY vol.9 -Connecting Shichigahama and Kiho (First Part)

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  • NVNAD vol 5. Rice Harvest at Shiodani District – Disaster Experiences Create New Mutual Cooperation

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  • NVNAD vol.4 NVNAD blog

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  • SPECIAL vol.7 A Special Contribution:Attending the Sanriku Region “Machizukuri” Symposium

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  • NVNAD vol.3 NVNAD blog

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  • ROAD vol.5 Evacuees' Short Comments

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  • RSY vol.8 -Magokoro (Heartsome) Nameplates (Part 3) ~Volunteers deliver the Magokoro nameplates~

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  • SPECIAL vol.6 Visiting the Disaster Affected Area(Part4)

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  • SPECIAL vol.5 Visiting the Disaster Affected Area(Part3)

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  • SPECIAL vol.4 Visiting the Disaster Affected Area(Part2)

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  • Seaons greetings from the VfF team in Japan!

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  • SPECIAL vol.3 Visiting the Disaster Affected Area(Part1)

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  • NVNAD vol.2 NVNAD blog

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  • SPECIAL vol.2 “Shiawase Hakoberu Yoni (Bring happiness to the World)” - A song connects disaster affected areas –

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  • RSY vol.7 - Magokoro (Heartsome) Nameplates for the temporary Housing Units (Part 2)

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  • ROAD vol.4 Evacuees' Short Comments

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  • ROAD vol.3 Evacuees' Short Comments

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  • SPECIAL vol.1 Taro-chan Tent in Taro District, Iwate Prefecture
    An Initiative by Local Retailers to Provide Daily Necessities at the Temporary Housing

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  • RSY vol.6 - Magokoro (Heartsome) Nameplates for the Temporary Housing Units (Part 1); Hand-Made Gifts for the Residents

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  • ROAD vol.2 Evacuees' Short Comments

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  • RSY vol.5 - At the Temporary Housing

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  • ROAD vol.1 Prologue - Evacuees' short comments

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  • RSY vol.4 - More on “TA-BE-SA-IN!” project

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  • NVNAD vol.1 -Report from NVNAD

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  • RSY vol.3 - The Launch of Ochanomi CaféYour Place for Chatting and Relaxin

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  • RSY vol.2 - “TA-BE-SA-IN!” project started and people’s faces lit up.

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  • RSY vol.1 - Prologue

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-The project Voices from the Field was supported by the Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto Univeristy (Cooperative Research Grant-in-aid 24G-14 and 23U-04)
-本プロジェクトは京都大学防災研究所から「特別緊急共同研究23U-04」「一般共同研究24G-14」の支援を得ました.