Quake orphan support begins
The government, schools and other organizations have started working on systems to provide support for children orphaned by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
At Isobe Middle School in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, at least five of the school's about 70 students are believed to have lost one or both parents. Some are currently living with their grandparents.....
(Apr. 1, 2011)
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http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110331005792.htm
Quake orphans expected to be in the hundreds
Several hundred children are believed to have lost their parents in the March 11 earthquake and subsequent tsunami, substantially more than the 68 who were orphaned by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.
Compared with the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck early in the morning, the majority of children were at school on the Friday when the Tohoku earthquake hit and were able to evacuate safely.....
(Apr. 1, 2011)
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http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110331004204.htm
Longing for her mother / 4-yr-old girl pens heartbreaking letter to missing parent
MIYAKO, Iwate--"Dear Mommy, I hope you are alive. Are you well?"
This is the heartbreaking letter written last week by 4-year-old Manami Kon. The girl's mother, father and 2-year-old sister have all been missing since their town was devastated by a tsunami March 11....
(Apr. 1, 2011)
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http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110331005873.htm