国际英语资讯:Feature: Fukushimas forgotten souls
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 11-- "<span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="her">her</span> '<span word="Grandma">Grandma</span>.' <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sweetest">sweetest</span>, <span word="kindest">kindest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="appalling">appalling</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Fukushima">Fukushima</span>," <span word="Kana">Kana</span> <span word="Fujimoto">Fujimoto</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span>, <span word="sadly">sadly</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 31-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Save">Save</span> <span word="Minimisoma">Minimisoma</span> <span word="Project">Project</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="widow">widow</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="across">across</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ensuing">ensuing</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 11, 2011.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, "<span word="Grandma">Grandma</span>" <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p>"<span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toothy">toothy</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="words">words</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="pause">pause</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sheer">sheer</span> <span word="turbulence">turbulence</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="uprooted">uprooted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="upside">upside</span> <span word="down">down</span>," <span word="Fujimoto">Fujimoto</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="unceremoniously">unceremoniously</span> <span word="dumped">dumped</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="small">small</span> "<span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="shelters">shelters</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Fukushima">Fukushima</span> <span word="Prefecture">Prefecture</span> <span word="comprising">comprising</span> <span word="rows">rows</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="camp">camp</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="huts">huts</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="contingent">contingent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Fujimoto">Fujimoto</span>, <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="outreach">outreach</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="then">then</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="essentials">essentials</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shelters">shelters</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="subsidized">subsidized</span> <span word="accommodation">accommodation</span>.</p>
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