Great East Japan Earthquake
Tsunami memorial serves as a tribute to those lost and a call to never forget
For those traveling through Japan’s Iwate prefecture, a visit to Takata Matsubara Memorial Park for Tsunami Disaster and the Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum serves as more than a history lesson. It is an encounter with resilience, a tribute to those lost and a call to never forget.
At Misawa, 'cold, miserable and scared people'
For several hours after the first quake struck, Misawa Air Base on the Pacific coast of northern Japan was in a blackout.
Misawa power returning, school canceled; other Japan bases return mostly to normal
Misawa Air Base continued to slowly recover from Friday’s earthquake, while other bases throughout Japan announced relatively normal schedules for Monday.
First flight carrying U.S. families out of Japan expected to leave Yokota Air Base on Saturday
The first flight carrying U.S. military family members out of Japan was expected to leave Yokota Air Base around 5 p.m. Saturday, and two hours before the flight, there were still seats available.
Voluntary departure program: A safe haven or a free vacation?
U.S. family members who left Japan under the military’s “voluntary departure” program stand to pocket a considerable amount of money, depending on whether they flew home to stay with family in North Dakota or chose to lie on the beaches of Waikiki.
DODDS to help returning students catch up on studies
Students now returning to Japan after evacuating to the United States should bring as much proof as possible of school work done in recent weeks, Department of Defense Dependent Schools Pacific officials said Wednesday.
Radio station-inspired aid finally headed to Japan orphanages
An estimated $1.2 million worth of earthquake and tsunami relief supplies collected in the Pacific Northwest are finally en route to Misawa Air Base, where they will be doled out to orphanages and hard-hit coastal areas.