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March 2024 | Exhibition
Photos courtesy of JDR and the Imperial Household Agency
March 2 – April 6
The March exhibition features the theme of disaster recovery in Japan with a special focus on the important role the Emperor and Empress have in Japanese society to console and support survivors.
Visits by the Their Majesties to affected areas have a lasting impact in generating hope among survivors and building community resilience, say disaster research experts.
Japan is one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries, and strengthening protective measures to reduce the loss of life and property damage are top government priorities. As part of current measures, billions of dollars are spent on earthquake and tsunami prediction measures, disaster management and recovery. But more needs to be done.
The response to the March 11, 2011 triple disaster that devastated swathes of the Tohoku region’s coastal areas and led to the Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown is a landmark in lesson-learning in Japan’s disaster management policy. In addition, the recent Noto peninsula earthquake is another important milestone in the study of timely and people-led relief and recovery.
Recovery experts and volunteers attending the exhibition reception will address these topics and look forward to a lively Q&A session. They have been invited by the Japan Disaster Recovery (JDR) association, an Osaka-based volunteer organization providing relief in disaster affected areas since 2011.
Please join us.
Peter Lyon is chair of the FCCJ Exhibitions Committee.
