family ties

Movie about Fukushima that nearly never got made...
The actor Chieko Matsubara, left, and producers Masahiro Furukawa and Tatsuko Kokatsu address the audience at a preview screening in Shirakawa, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 3. (The Asahi Shimbun)
April 08, 2012
A movie whose production was halted by the nuclear disaster in Fukushima Prefecture last year has finally made it to the big screen.
Daughter receives letter from mom who died March 11
Konomi Ono, from right, her younger sister, Nozomi, and her father, Yoshinobu, read a letter written by her mother two years ago. (Masaru Komiyaji)
September 20, 2011
WATARI, Miyagi Prefecture -- On Sept. 18, 8-year-old Nozomi Ono received an unexpected and poignant letter, written by her mother, Yumiko, who was swept away by the tsunami...
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