BU Japanese Alumni Publish Kahoku Shinpo Articles
Seven alumni of the BU Japanese program have translated articles describing the aftermath of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake. The articles originally appeared in Kahoku Shinpo (a daily newspaper published in Sendai). The volunteer translators were Marli Gordon, Steven Kroman, Jenna Moriwaki, Margaret Ngo, Ben DeTora, Samik Sikand, and Aurora Tsai. The first five translations were published on December 11 2014 on the Kahoku English page. The articles have been appearing on the 11th of each month, set to total 36 articles by the 4th anniversary of the disaster in March 2015. The pieces will also be presented at the UN 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction 14-18 March.