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NHKSpecial:
MEGA TSUNAMI - Hidden Perils
How did embankments come to be destroyed? What sort of danger did the disaster-stricken areas face from tsunami fires? This program provides an overall picture of the giant tsunami using real-time images, witness reports and expert analysis. By focusing on what those involved were thinking and did during the disaster, the program investigates what is needed for us to protect our lives from future tsunami.
Can You See Our Lights?
- First Festival after the Tsunami
Summer festivals in Tohoku such as the Nebuta Festival and the Tanabata Festival in Sendai are very colorful and passionate and have histories stretching back centuries. This year, due to the devastation caused by the disaster, many of these traditional festivals were cancelled. However, despite the hardships, Rikuzentakata City decided to hold their "Ugoku Tanabata Festival." The organizers repaired damaged floats and drums, and invited scattered residents to join the festival. The documentary also features other festivals like the "Kawabiraki (river opening) Festival" in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture; "Soma Nomaoi" in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture; and "Hachinohe Sanshataisai" in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture. Experience the feelings, hopes and passions of people in the region during the festival season.
NHK Special:
Japan's Nuclear Crisis, Part 1
What Caused This Massive Disaster?
Events at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, such as hydrogen explosions and reactor meltdowns, had not initially been expected and the government response was consistently late. The program includes a thorough review of why the accident became so much worse based on internal data and testimonies of those involved.
We're Still Here:
A Tohoku Chronicle
Baba-Nakayama is a village in Miyagi Prefecture that was devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake. The village was isolated after the earthquake and tsunami destroyed the road access to the outside world. With little access to the necessary aid and support, the 200 residents have joined together to rebuild their village and their lives. They first restored the road and repaired a damaged car to look for relief supplies. They even began building temporary houses by themselves. However, to do all this, support from the outside was indispensable. The villagers launched a website to appeal to the nation for help. This is the record of people in an isolated village working as one to overcome the obstacles they encountered day after day.
Journalists Look Back on “3-11”
This video is made up from the interviews with reporters and camera men who covered the story of earthquake and tsunami on “The Day”, March 11. It shows how the journalists made their decisions where to go, what to do, trying to capture the moments of tragedy. Along with the vivid footages of the areas devastated by quake and the tsunami, the video also shows in detail the full support NHK colleagues gave to those journalists on the field, showing the strength of NHK news coverage.
Natural Disaster Coverage and Emergency Reporting System of NHK
- Rapid Coverage of Earthquake, Long-Term Coverage of Nuclear Accident
This video starts with the footages of the exact moment when earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, which was put on air immediately on NHK news. The video shows “emergency earthquake alert”, which predicts jolts of earthquake seconds before they actually comes. It also shows the preciseness of NHK helicopters and robot cameras that makes coverage of earthquake possible. All this put together shows how well-prepared NHK is against natural disasters, trying to warn people to cope with such disasters. The video also shows how NHK covered nuclear accident using various ways and newest equipments.



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