Nachrichten aus Japan von den Künstlerkollegen und
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Nachtrag zur Hilfebitte von Kyoko vom 5. November 2011 (siehe unten)
Die Fukushima-Hilfe-CD der Pioanistin Kyoko Murosaka und des Bassisten Shunsuke Mizuno ist in Deutschland bestellbar unter nachfolgender Adresse. Sie kostet lt. Auskunft von Frau Look vom Christian Jensen Kolleg 15,- Euro.

Christian Jensen Kolleg, Frauke Look
Kirchenstr. 13, 25821 Breklum
Tel.: 04671/911215, Fax: 04671/2584
email: f.look@christianjensenkolleg.de
www.christianjensenkolleg.de

Der Erlös aus dem Verkauf der Musik-CD geht an
das -> Fukushima Information Center in Japan.

5. November 2011 von Kyoko Murosaka (Musikerin, Fujino)
... Solange habe wir uns nicht gehoert, Wie geht es Dir? Wie du auch schon mitgekriegt habt, nach der 3.11 zweifeln wir immer noch um Strahlungs vergift. Im Fruehsommer habe ich mit einem Kollege Basist zusammen eine Aktion gemacht. Ausfuehrlich bitte lies andere Brief. Wenn du unsere CD unterstuetzen koenntest, bin ich sehr froh.
Ganz schoen gegruesst von Kyoko in Fujino Herbst 2011.
Herzlichst von Kyoko

Kyoko bittet in ihrem Schreiben um Unterstützung, indem man Exemplar(e) Ihrer eigens für diese Hilfsaktion mit dem Bassisten Shunsuke Mizuno aufgenommene Musik-CD erwirbt. Die CDs können über eine deutsche Bezugsadrese in Breklum erworben werden.
Näheres zu dem Projekt beschreibt sie in dem hier hinterlegten Brief (1,2 MB).

Sonntag, 12.4., von Makiko Tanaka (Kamakura)
It just passed one month from the quake day.
On occasion of Hanshin quake in 1995, it was only two missing persons
after one month. However this time there are more than 10,000 people
are still missing. Stupid wrong rumors about radiation problem block searching for
missing people. Yesterday and this morning , we have still big quakes sometimes.
But no serious damages around Kamakura area. And now we have full- blooming cherry trees! Cherry trees are very special for us Japanese as you know. Actually it seems that much more people gather under the trees than usual. To ease the pain, maybe. We Kamakura artist groups act for supporting the victims in many ways
right now. Knitter members in Khaju sent hand-made socks to aged victims.
Is it too tiny action? Maybe... Makiko

Sonntag, 3.4., von Makiko Tanaka (Kamakura)
The photos show the activities of collecting daily goods for the quake victims at elementary school Kamakura, I wrote about.
We have a meeting for Spring Festival today. I've finished preparing dinner, washing and cleaning up the house as usual. We can do very ordinary daily working "as usual". That's very gifted, thankful thing, isn't it?






Samstag, 2.4., von Makiko Tanaka (Kamakura)
Finally the true spring has come around Kamakura. As you know April is the beginning of the year-term. Now I can slightly feel something fresh here and there.
Of course the quake is problem still giving us a lot of　bad influences. We have aftershocks once or twice a day, and it gives us a sort of mental tension. But now everything seems to be settle down these days: we can get gas without making long line, there are full of merchandise in every super market finally, we totally get used to the electric power outage.
The nuclear problem is still going on without quick changes for the better although very brave people who concern make tireless efforts. But there is no emergency in Tokyo area right now. Another scary thing is rumor.
Some people get so nervous like sick.　They rush to buy a lot of water, rice or batteries. Or some wholesale traders refuse to buy vegetables from Fukushima area by wrong information. Such behaviors get down the serious victims' feelings... Now we are doing what we can do.
Kamakura citizens gather the things for daily life. And also we try to make home-stay system in Kamakura for the victims. My experience of Trave project 2007 works for this very much! Many kind messages from abroad always make us very strong. We really
appreciate it.

Freitag, 18.3., von Ushio Yamaguchi (Malerin, Zushi)
...My family is alright. Though late to inform you as well, my first son, Taiyo is born in
last Christmas day. On the day of the earthquake, I was in my house holding my baby in the darkness with fear and hoping for the shock to pass by.
My mind has not settled and I have not had good sleep as afterquakes have continued and there is planned blackout everyday. We have discussed the evacuation to the west though not decided yet. However, we have to be strong when think about the people suffering in the afflicted area. This disaster has given lessons to reconsider the way we live in the future. We really appreciate your messages for us. We are looking forward to the soonest recovery of our land and the day we could see you trave friends with big smile...

Donnerstag, 17.3., von Makiko Tanaka (Kamakura)
... At seven prefectures in east area and Tokyo, they started cutting off the electricity under a rotation system. They divided these prefectures into five groups and two or three groups have duty of no-electricity time about three hours a day once or twice. Kamakura is belonging to the Group 1 and our duty was 9:30 - 12:30 and 17:00 - 20:00 today. In the day time at my studio, I experienced 'deep silence' during the
power outage.....

Donnerstag, 17.3., von Yuko Koyanagi (Süssigkeitenmacherin, Yokohama)
...Usually, all of Japanese meets several earthquakes a year, so we never panic quake.
However, giant tsunami had come to the coast of east northern area in Japan, and it took lives of around 10 thousand people. It just took about 15 minutes for that!!!
We Japanese are shocked this disaster. Japanese land stands on some volcanic plates,
and some of them caused several quakes at the same time, one after another.
Then, the disaster became bigger and bigger.
In addition, the tsunami destroyed water pump system in nuclear power plant at Fukushima. The operating had stopped at once after the big quake, but they can't cool nuclear material without the efficient water system. Therefore, the hot nuclear material is causing very severe problems. Now we have to act calmly with correct information. The power plant company is doing their best to avoid tragic disaster.
I'm very fine. In Yokohama, we don't have serious problem about the big quake. However, the power plant has not been operating, so electric power is really short in capital area. Then, there's power cut every day, but this is intentional(planned) cut to prevent from sudden serious cut, so we can have information when it happens in a day.
And gas oil is also short because seaside oil factory had been damaged. We have to save car driving. However, oil matter will be solved within a few weeks after the factory's restoration. I hope the power plant problem calms down safely as soon as possible....

Donnerstag, 17.3., von Makiko Tanaka (Kamakura)
...I can't find the best words to express my gratitude. Your quick action and a sense of solidarity is very impressive, indeed. I'm also impressed that you Germans get detail information on real time. We feel " everyone is watching us, never forgetting" and it makes us strong. Internet world is amazing.
However there are many irresponsible rumors. And they make another panic in Japan. So may I say one thing in German way? [meint: klar, direkt] Please feel easy and calm. Enveyone is easy to think like "a nuclear plant disaster = Chernobïl". But actually this Fukushima case is very different from Chernobïl' case. Within 30km circle from Fukushima plant 0.2 - 0.3 mm Sv / 1h. is detected now. Yearly average of radiation which one person takes in Japan is 3.75 mm Sv. (natural+medical). CT scanning is 6.9 mm Sv.,by the way. Around Kamakura yesterday, 0.153 mm Sv. / 1h.
Of course we have to watch how the situation goes, but at this moment it's not so dangerous for us to go out to Germany right now. Your action might give young members with small kids uneasiness... like;" Oh, European people must have another serious info hiding Japanese government ...!" Such a stupid negative chain of thought is very easy to come up in Japan right now. And this paranoia takes another unnecessary panic actually; everyone rushes to stores to go over-shopping so that there are few
goods in stores, or try to get gas with making looooooong line. I think it's stupid.
If we get calm down and stay still for a while, everything goes much better. All the necessities would move to the emergency area more quickly, High way conditions would be much better, and we can get everything soon.
Anyway, your offer is still very fascinating to me! I love to go to Germany, filled with unforgettable memories, and long to see you all!
Now I'm preparing to make up a support system to help emergency area. I'm researching which is the best way to send money / goods to them and what kind
of things are needed. I will ask you for your help soon. Hold on.
I'm also preparing my Spring Festival. We committee members will make it to cheer the serious victims with making charity. I will report time by time.
I attach some photos I took yesterday to show you calm and peaceful Kamakura...


Kamakura Stadt


Khaju Art Space, Kamakura

Mittwoch, 16.3., von Makiko Tanaka (Kamakura)
We are safe. No danger by radiation...
[verspricht ausführliche Mail für Donnerstag].

Mittwoch, 16.3., Arne Fahje
...still is in Tokyo.

Dienstag, 15.3., von Joy Suzuki (Kamakura, z.Z. USA)
... I am actually in California now. As I think you have heard already the Tokyo and Kamakura areas were shaken hard but not damaged too badly. We are all worried about the nuclear plants and how the situation just seems to get worse. Many friends (aware of environmental issues) have fled the area but for people who live/work in more conventional fields it seems to be work as usual. Though with power out during the day, meaning that trains are down it is no doubt very chaotic. It is harder than I would have ever imagined being far away at a time like this.

Dienstag 15.3., von Kyoko Murosaka (Musikerin, Fujino):
Danke tausendmal! Wir sind so dankbar fuer Euch, als ich das lass, weinte ich .. Wir JapanerInnen wissen schon, dass die Situation wesentlich schlimmer wird durch ustream. Unsere Parlament sagen nichts. Einige von unserer FreundInnen, Familien, die kleine Kinder haben, sind nach sueden entflohen. Waldorfschule Fujino, wo ich arbeite, ist 5 Tage frueher Fruehlingsferien angefangen.
Wir sollen gut darueber denken, und schnell entscheiden....

Dienstag, 15.3. 9:43h message sent from TraveArt to japanese artist-friends:
Dear friends in Japan, ... I spoke to Hagelsteins, Elsbeth, Alexander, Anke Meixner, Anke Rienhoff and many other TraveArt-friends and we want you to know:
_ We are ready to help with whatever you need.
_ we can support you with money to travel south,
_ we can pay for flights to Germany and
_ we would be happy to welcome you and your families in our houses !!!!
At least you should try to get the children out. There is lots of space here and we will easily manage. Please, tell us frankly, "the German way" if you need help, .......whatever you can think of....we are ready....

Montag 14.3., Joy Suzuki (Glaskünstlerin, Kamakura):
...ist in Californien, USA

Montag 14.3., 12:09h von Yuko Osaka (Übersetzerin, Chigasaki):
...My family and I are all well in Chigasaki. We didn't have serious damage, although the quake was a big one. The country is lacking electricity, and we are going to have blackouts starting this morning, but we will manage. People in northern Japan are having a very, very hard time. They will need and appreciate your support. We plan to do whatever we can to be of help to them also.

Montag 14.3., 7:17h von Yoshiharu Endo (Musiker):
I'm OK! ...I was in Chiba city for a gig. After the earthquake, I can't back home that day. 13th a had two gigs. First, train didn't work, slowly beginning move. I sing for all Japanese people, and all world people who prays for us. Many people dead, but we will rebuild this country....

Sonntag 13.3., 02:57h von Azusa Nomura (Textildesignerin):
... Japan is now confronting a serious challenge. It was the biggest earthquake in recorded history. Devastated villages. The tsunami flooded fields.
City became a sea of ​​fire. We still can not grasp the full picture of the damage. Continues to confirm who died in the earthquake and tsunami. Their number is increasing steadily. I was very surprised to be starting our violent shaking. Please do not worry, we are safe. There was an earthquake when I was in the house of my mother. She was very scared. We were ready to open the front door of the shelter. Photo frame, pots, coffee cups are broken down. Glass were scattered around was dangerous. We were lucky no injuries. My house had fallen a little hat work tools. But most were safe. We were able to safely use electricity from gas and water immediately after the earthquake. My husband soon came back from the company. Immediately he went to pick up our sons to nursery school. Sons were not scared.
Living in Japan is to be prepared for earthquakes. But this challenge is too big. Future restoration work will take a long time. We are grateful that the families safely together.

Sonntag 13.3., 04:16h von Kyoko Mursaka (Musikerin, Fujino):
... Es ist wirklich eine Katastrofe, die wir nie erlebte...
M8.8...Das ist die groesste Erdbeben auf dem Aufgenomme geschichte.
Ich war gerade dabei mitte in Tokyo an einem Hochhaus 14. stock. Ganz grosse Bewebungen die, ich ueberhaupt nie erlebt hatte. Wirklich dachte ich,....ich muesste hier sterben...aber bin noch im Leben! God sei Dank...
Alle Haendi und Verkehrsmittel sind verstoppt. Gluecklicher weise konnte man in Tokyo mitte Television gucken. Allmaehig konnten wir verstehen, was, es, wo wie passiert.
Erste mitternacht konnte ich mit einer Freundin endlich bei der U-Bahn mit 200 % vollen Leute bis zu einer Vorstadt Tokyo fahren, und dort von meinem Man mit dem Auto abgeholt. Meine Freundin uebernachtete bei uns und nachmittags nach Hause gefahren.
Fujino, wo ich wohne,haben momentan keine Beschaedigungen.
In Ost-Tohoku ist die Atomwerk In Fukushima auch explosiert und teilweise zerstoert. Es hat eine Kernschmelze gegeben. Schon haben die Leute Bombed. Tsunami-Hochwasser kommen immerhin. Ganz viele Leute evakuieren..und auch umgekommen...
Ausserdem immernoch kommen mehrere starke Aftershock. Wann, und wo die Afterschock passieren werden, weiss man ueberhaupt nie. Bei der Karastrophe sind die Haendi, Mail, Internet,.... alle elektororische sind ueberhaupt nutzloss....

Samstag 12.3., 17:03h von Makiko Tanaka (Weberin, Kamakura):
Fortunately all Japanese members are safe.
However this earthquake is still very serious for us in Kamakura area. As far as I'm concerned, I was in the train from Kamakura to Yokohama yesterday. Near Yokohama, suddenly the train stopped and all the passengers had to stay ourselves for more than two hours in the train, and after that we had get off and walk on the train-road for twenty minutes to the nearest station. After that all trains in east part of Japan was frozen for more than 30 hours! After all, I had to stay over night at Yokohama with countless numbers of people out side... But my travel experience worked in this emergency case in good. My natural instinct to survive helped me to find a best place to
sleep in warm. Actually, I could sneaked in Sheraton Hotel, which is located in
front of the station, and they kindly opened their lobby for all the people who couldn't
go back home. I found a nice couch and two cushions there, and could finish my
reading :-) Khaju is ok, and no other members have serious troubles. Through spending night time in Yokohama, I felt one thing very proudly.
Although there were more than 30.000 people around Yokohama station, there were no plundering, fights, or any other violent troubles at all. All the people were full of kind minds to others and everything went very calm and warm. I could come back to Kamakura after 19 hours. But I can say I had very worthy experience.

Samstag 12.3., 13:58h von Esashi Tomoko (Installationskünstlerin, via Su Grierson, Scotland):
Yes! I'm OK. My friends and family,too. My son was walking from Yokohama station to his home about 21km last night. I stayed in Tokyo last night and come back to home today.It is biggest earthquake in the history of modern Japan.

Samstag 12.3., 12:15h von Yuko Osaka (Übersetzerin, Chigasaki):
I cannot tell how everyone else is, for we don't have contact, but I am fairly sure that
most of us in Kanagawa prefecture, (Yokohama, Kamakura, Chigasaki, etc) are fine.
We don't have big damage in our area, no disastrous Tsunami either. The earthquake was pretty big, and it scared us a lot, but we are having a fairly normal life in Kanagawa. Damage in northern Japan, however, is enormous. The Tsunami has swept everything away, entire cities have disappeared. You must have seen on TV. So many have lost lives. It is horrible. People there are experiencing a very hard time now, and will surely need and appreciate your support. Thank you, on their behalf. Thank you so much for caring about us from Germany! I am fine, and keeping alert and ready for anymore earthquakes.

Samstag 12.3., 11:38 h von Arne Fahje (aus Tokio Zentrum):
Nein, ich gehe von keinen nennenswerten Tsunami-Schaeden in Kamakura bisher aus (kann es aber nicht beweisen), allerdings sind im Moment die Schaeden am Atomkraft Fukushima ein grosses Problem fuer Tokyo/Kamakura. Es wurde gerade ein Evakuierungsradius auf 20km um das Kraftwerk verhaengt und wir liegen in der Windrichtung und vielleicht ist demnaechst der Strom weg.
Ausserdem sind alle Seehaefen Japans gesperrt (d.h. auch Kamakura)

Samstag 12.3., 9:43 h von Arne Fahje (aus Tokio Zentrum):
Nein, keine Nachrichten [aus Kamakura]. Das Handy-Netz funktioniert aber auch nur zum Teil und in und um Kamakura gibt es immer noch kein Bahnverkehr aufgrund der dort herschenden Tsunami-Warnungen (in Tokyo gibt es jetzt-28 Stunden nach dem Ereignis eingeschraenkten Bahnverkher)
Heute abend kann es sein, dass in Gesamt-Kanto der Strom abgestellt wird, da in Fukushima ein Atomkraftwerk brennt und wir Probleme mit der Versorgung bekommen werden. Dann ist niemand mehr erreichbar.

Samstag 12.3., 9:31h von Arne Fahje (aus Tokio Zentrum):
Ich bin in Tokio und hatte einen ausgiebigen Spaziergang durch ein von allen Verkehrsmitteln lahm gelegtes Tokio....[er wohnt eine Stunde Zugfahrt entfernt am Stadtrand und ich schätze das heißt, er ist nicht nach Hause gekommen]
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