🇯🇵 Japan | Aftermath of a Disaster | REWIND
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Ten years ago, in November 2006, Al Jazeera English was launched. To mark that anniversary, we've created REWIND, which updates some of the channel's most memorable and award-winning documentaries of the past decade. We find out what happened to some of the characters in those films and ask how the stories have developed in the years since our cameras left.
Japan had been waiting decades for "the big one" to hit, an earthquake powerful enough to devastate the country
Emergency services and the public were drilled in how to respond when the earth moved; thousands of kilometres of sea walls were built to protect the coast from tsunamis, the deadly after-effects of quakes out at sea.
But when the earthquake came on March 11, 2011, few would have predicted the devastation it caused. The magnitude 9.0 quake unleashed a tsunami so powerful, it tore through Japan's defences as though they were not there.
The surge turned towns and cities into matchwood, killed thousands of people and caused a still-to-be resolved nuclear crisis.
As Al Jazeera's People & Power discovered, among the communities hit was the small port city of Miyako in northern Japan. In the days after the disaster its surviving citizens somehow had to carry on with their lives.
REWIND recently returned to Miyako and spoke with Naoshi Iwata, the head of the Civilian Life Department in Miyako City Hall, to see how those people have moved on.
"There are people who have returned to the affected area ... I am going to retire in less than a year. This is where I was born and raised ... So I really look forward to the weekends and catching up with my neighbours. I want to continue living here."
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Mr Yamamoto broke my heart. I'm glad that they found his wife's body so that they can give her proper funeral rites and go to heaven as he wished.
@ariefpraditya3971
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed 💯
Oh don't you just want to hold Mr Yamamoto and give him the biggest hug, bless him. Hope his dear wife is now resting in peace.
I'm only 3 minutes in and already my heart is breaking for the man that lost his wife.
the people of Japan are always respectful they always bow.
I remember the time when I was 11 years old I was trying to save my grandma from a flash flood. She slipped, and we both got carried away along with my cousin. I managed to hold into a vine. She died. These events are really traumatic for us. We live knowing each day could be our last.
@asra8161
3 жыл бұрын
Omg I’m so sorry 💔 rip and hope you’re ok
@camillac.s.279
2 жыл бұрын
🙏❤I pray for yoir grandma . Mine passed away in 2016 at 91. Her name was Santina . I understand your pain .
I wish I could give Yamamoto-San a big hug and cry with him. My heart broke watching this. God bless him and everyone impacted by this disaster.
@dukecity7688
Жыл бұрын
A respect button is what we need. You good example.
The way their mayor uplifts the spirit of the people is very commendable. Japanese people are really disciplined and high spirited! I wish every people on earth share the same traits Japanese people have.. Its been 7 years since the disaster but I am still touched by these stories. Thank you.. love from Philippines
This man Mr Yamamoto he just breaks your heart , the love he has for his wife ❤️
They show so much respect for each other and they are so humble.I hug you from the bottom of my heart.Your stories have touched my soul.
Japan...... NO ONE ELSE could have handled a mega disaster aftermath so well and orderly such as the Japanese. My goodness....
@Jason-..-
3 жыл бұрын
They did not handled it "well" 10s of thousants dead even more missing... And more than 400 billion dollars worth of damage.
@APotatoWT
3 жыл бұрын
@@Jason-..- Yes, but imagine that happening in different countries
@prince_yt3406
3 жыл бұрын
@@Jason-..- they didn’t handle it well no duh no countries handled it well after a disasters or terror attack hits their country but the Japanese gets over the disasters and attacks each time which no other countries could do in my opinion especially the US
the discipline they showed during such enduring moment touched my soul
@ranieri7x
4 жыл бұрын
Makes you think, don't you? Not to complain about things we often do, that are otherwise so small.
@cescilematsumoto829
3 жыл бұрын
Thank You 🙏
Thank you for your kind wishes. We will always rebuild. We will stay strong. Its already been 8 years since the disaster, but we still have many things to fix. We will persevere.
@donnalynch1484
3 жыл бұрын
10 years my friend
@donnalynch1484
3 жыл бұрын
Amen
@abdullaahbabi5554
3 жыл бұрын
japanese people nd japan are superB!
私は「英雄を必要としない世の中が良い世の中だ」と思っています。いるかどうかもわからないヒーローに救ってもらうことを望むのではなく、皆が協力し合って自己責任をもって困難に立ち向かうことで、2次災害3次災害をくい止めることができるし、長期的に考えてそのシステムが成立した方が良いと。 私は新潟県中越地震の被災者でしたが、私たち被災者は「同じ日本人が遠くからきっと助けに来る」と信じることができた。だから「今だけは踏ん張ろう」と自分たちができる範囲で2次災害3次災害が起こらないように協力し合って困難に立ち向かうことができた。 助けに来てくれたボランティアの人達や自衛隊の人達の優しさに涙がでた。災害だらけの日本だけど、日本人で良かったと思った。
Thank you Al Jazerra for such a thoughtful documentary.
すばらしいドキュメンタリー。こういった映像を世界中に伝えていることに感謝します。むしろ今なら、日本の人が見るべきかもしれない。
@ismayilorucov4829
Жыл бұрын
😭😭😭
It’s so sincerely touching to witness the Japanese peoples quiet dignity in the face of such suffering.
My heart still grief whenever I see this horrible tragic event in Japan...😥 No one can ever forget this...My Prayers for all survivor and who'd lost for their loved ones... after all so many years..It's amazing to see how Japan recovered on their darkest hours...
@ismayilorucov4829
Жыл бұрын
😭😭😭😭🇦🇿
I remember that old man from another video. He went back day after day whilst the workers were looking for people, so sad at the end when they found his wife’s body. I wish there was a system that was workable where elderly infirm people could be taken by a neighbours car to safety or helped by the fire service. Many did survive thankfully, all life is sacred.
田老地区は世界一の防潮堤を備えており、海外から視察に来るような所だった。 しかし、町民はそれを頼ってしまった。一瞬で全てを失った田老町。 動画内では平たい街にしか見えないが、国道を中心として栄えていた街だった。 私の知り合いの一家の命はその一瞬で消えた。備えていても慢心はいけない。 The Taro area was equipped with the world's best seawall, and was the kind of place where visitors from abroad would come to inspect it. However, the townspeople relied on it. Taro town lost everything in an instant. In the video, it looks like a flat town, but it was a prosperous town centered on the national highway. The lives of one family I knew were lost in that instant. Even if you are prepared, you should not be proud.
I admire the resilience of the Japanese people ,
Japanese is a good & diligent people, they have concern to each other, that's why maybe they have long life.
I didnt know it was snowing when tsunami hit them. A literally a cold sad day. Japanese spirit is one the best in the world. they fall down on their knees but get up and pull everything to together really fast. History has a bad rep but they have thrived and will continue thriving to become a better nation. i am a Filipino and our history with Japan is not so good but now our country still dreams that one day we can be as rich and strong as them.
Though I understand his hurt and nothing can replace his loss I find myself just wanting to give Mr. Yamamato a big hug. My heart aches for him and all those who suffered loss. Nobody deserves this, NOBODY....!!
@OfficialFrog
4 жыл бұрын
yeah, i wouldn't wish this upon my worst enemy
This really touched me deeply and the people of Japan....19:53 now that is love and devotion :(
@donnalynch1484
3 жыл бұрын
Tears, tears
Cant believe it's been 7 years already. I remember that when this happened I was so sad for these people. Still am when I think about it. A tragedy you don't wish upon anyone. Not that I would know what it's like. The Netherlands is a country that rarely faces ANY natural disaster, let alone one of that scale. The painful chain reaction of earthquake into tsunami into nuclear damage must be hard to cope with. My heart still goes out to these people even if there is close to nothing I can do to help.
@donnalynch1484
3 жыл бұрын
In to cold, coldness.
Well done to all the people in japine and from japine for being so strong and courageous
Ii felt so sad about the old man. I'm so pleased they found his wife's body as he was afraid she wouldn't go to heaven. She would have though and I was sad he thought such a thing. 😢🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Japan is very strong it rise up no matter how hard it fall
The suffering of the man sitting, waiting for his wife to be found. Was Gut Reatching to witness.
@tonichecavalari5956
3 жыл бұрын
😢⚘
@BuzziRus
2 жыл бұрын
In Okawa there were parents who searched for months for their children's bodies. Some were found many were not. Most school got their children to safety in time, that elementary school didn't. Mr. Yamamoto's story is one of hundreds...just wanna hug him
Thank you Al Jazeera...subtitles so much better than dubbing
Maybe people shouldn't live so close to the sea, makes sense to me, but, it's how they live, off the sea. All you can do is rebuild and hope for the best. The old man is breaking my heart 💔 I believe his wife is in Heaven ❤️
Everytime I see footage from the 3/11 Earthquake and tsunami I still get triggered and tears just fall. I was in Hiroshima at the time and although we felt the earthquake it wasn’t as strong. But the scenes I saw on the Japanese tv were so unreal and horrific. I could only imagine what the people who got affected directly felt. Towns completely erased from the map and 16000 souls lost. 😔
How much I love these Japan’s spirit bravely it’s could be a tp of the world . God bless You all ❤️❤️❤️
I don't know how many times i watching this video. But Mr Yamamoto broke my heart.. Man which have absolutely big heart.
When the natures strikes back theres no amount of money, technology, and knowledge can stop it, only we can do is find refuge tobget safe.... this breaks my heart. 😔
Japanese disciplines are remarkable. If I will be given a chance to live again. I will choose to be a Japanese in my next life.
@theoutsiderspost4982
5 жыл бұрын
Soga Neh why not just be yourself? You do not have to Japanese yo show honor.
Well done documentary. Heartrending but very informative.
those tsunami walls were massive. a person may think no way tsunami can pass that and believed that their house wont get washed away. only to return to find their houses are not but just rubble and loved ones missing. you cant really eff with mother nature. REst in Peace for all those who perished.
They rebuilt pretty fast in 5 years - let's just something like that never happens again
Thank you and beautifully reported with those who's heart are broken.
11:17 is the saddest thing i've seen in a while.
This gentleman absolutely breaks my heart. I cannot imagine the abject suffering he endures after losing his wife!
I remember this when thats happen in 2011 its 12 noon exatcly while eating luch me and my husband is crying but now i saw this again i watch alone because my husband died in 2017 aswell
@Fatimah262
3 жыл бұрын
ohh, so sorry to hear. may he rest in peace
These old videos are surprisingly interesting
Still with a silent hope in his heart, he waits for the love of his life ⚘
At 16:35 "please check your tyres"! all I can do is pray for these people even though it's been so long ago
Did you notice? Japan is a super-aging society. Few young people can help in the event of a disaster. This is a pretty serious problem.
This footage still remember me like yesterday that poor old man is heartbreaking to watch she’s needed to be found as he said she won’t go to heaven if she’s isn’t found I wonder if she ever been found BLESS TO ALL HUMAN BEING🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Sadly, 400 kilometers of coastline DROPPED making these sea walls lower and ineffective to waves well over 40 meters
hard to believe these resilient, respectful people were once our nemesis. hopefully the survivors moved on from such a horrific event. and how does one dislike this? they must be empty of soul or lack a beating heart.
It's very depressing to watch this... My condolences to all the people who lost their loved ones... RIP...
This is to sad to watch I amazed by the way they handle with the pain.
This video was so heartbreakingly sad. So many lives lost is beyond comprehension. The only comment otherwise is 12 times two ads (24 ads) for a 25 minute video?? Unbelievable.
A home to mega natural disaster and a victim of nuclear bomb and a population of few million the country is still one of the greatest countries in the world with a well developed economy..my high regards and respect to the hard work nation
@dr69296
4 жыл бұрын
adnan raza more like 127 million people. More than a few million.
They are the most resilient people...
It's incredible that this quake happened. This was THE BIG one for Japan. The one legendary tsunami that happens every thousand years or so and it happened during an era where high quality cameras are everywhere and it's now well documented for future generations to take heed of the level of destruction. It's like if we had video footage of Mt. Vesuvius erupting and engulfing Pompeii. One of those crazy historic events that we could ever only read about but could only imagine.
@jonsanchez141
4 жыл бұрын
Truly unprecedented!
@tori157
6 ай бұрын
この地震と津波が過去最大ものものであったことは確かです。 しかし恐ろしいことに日本でこの地震と津波の危機は1000年に一度ものものではありません。歴史上、正確には50-100年に一度のものであり、火山活動と地震の頻度は近年上昇しています。 日本の地震の研究は発達していて、研究者たちが発表している事実としては、今後30年以内に2011年より大きい地震と津波が日本の東海地方でおこるという学術的な予測です。予測される死者数は2011年を超えます。数日前にも日本では大きな地震と津波が起こりました。
Good video, thank you.
Australia's disaster response in 2019 to our bushfire catastrophe that year was abysmal due to lack of funding and cohesion- and Australia is usually one of the better nations for emergency and disaster management Japan's orderly disaster response is the best in the world and it's very much the model for all to look at.
The old man he really wants to see his wife bodies and it kills in sad feelings i wish the will found so his heart will calm and stop thinking anything i think there love each other so much 😭😭😭😭😭we dont know how many years month day second we have all we know is to be alive 😭
Just when you think you have a really bad day .watch one of these videos an I promise you it will humble you really quick.... Jesus please reach out to the people of Japan an poor out a blessing on aof the people of Japan... in jesus name amen...
This is going to happen to the Pacific Northwest of North America. The cascadia fault that runs parallel to the coast is the same type as the one that created the 3/11 tsunami. It's not a question of if, or even when this will happen, it's a question of how prepared will the people be? There are many coastal cities with zero protection to anything greater than storm surge. Thousands in the area of Seattle alone have no idea where to go, or if there even is a tsunami refuge within running distance. In Japan they teach tendenko, which basically explains why it's so important to worry about getting yourself to safety and to resist the urge to seek out your family members. Time and time again families have been found dead together, having all ran home in search of one another. Yet had they all just ran to the closest evacuation point and waited until it was safe, they all would have lived.
All these sad events took place in japan, i could share the misery with them. I love the nation, i love japan. May God bless their land and the japanese always.
Wall didnt fail. It bought extra time for people to escape the rushing sea water
Poor Japan :( that's sad I almost cry
There are no words. That’s it.
So sad. So very very sad.
@oliveiramiguel1986
6 жыл бұрын
apiece ofdirt
God bless you yamamoto ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
We. Proud to japani people
So sad 😢💔
Rip to all the victims :(
Mark my words, I will be there someday! And I will give back!
God bless the Japanese people. 🙏❤️🌺
1ST EARTH QUAKE THEN TSUNAMI THEN RAIN THEN SNOW. DAM MOTHER NATURE
Touching documentary destroyed by a tsunami of commercials
@ddnn974
3 жыл бұрын
That’s KZread for u
8:22 Not the time to think about material things lost. Time to think about those who were lost and how you can help survivors... just my thought on the bar owner/guitar man.
19.53 ❤Sir , I pray for you and your wife . 🙏❤🙏❤
So hard to watch this man crying for his dead wife. All the suffering & shock the Japanese people went though loosing everything including people the know and or loved is hard to watch the video
Desde ese día no volví más a ir a la playa,le tengo miedo al mar.Dios bendiga a Japón y a todos los que me lean.
@jonsanchez141
4 жыл бұрын
No debe dejar que el miedo le impida vivir. Pero, sí, hay que reconocer el poder de la natura. Ojalá que tenga una vida larga y próspera. Saludos desde los ee.uu 🙂
@josegarciacarrasco4526
4 жыл бұрын
@@jonsanchez141 desde Melilla,ciudad en el norte de África,española le saludo
@ismayilorucov4829
Жыл бұрын
Amın 🤲🤲😭😭😭😭
@ismayilorucov4829
Жыл бұрын
@@jonsanchez141 🤝🇦🇿
@ismayilorucov4829
Жыл бұрын
@@josegarciacarrasco4526 🤝🇦🇿
The solution built a tsunami resistant city. All those technologies concentrate on it.
Wao q horror TERREMOTO, TSUNAMI Y PARA COLMO NEVANDO y tuvieron suerte porq fue en el día...si hubiera sido de noche no se salva nadie
It is disrespectful to us when you continue to attach music to this content! Because music was not playing as we fled in terror
Poor Yamamoto...
Maybe build the houses on concrete stilts; many concrete constructions survived.
My heart and prayers for this people! It deeply hurts to hear a person in pain for their love one to believe if you dont find a body you won't go to heaven. More people need to hear the gospel of salvation that comes from Jesus.
@GraceGracie7
5 жыл бұрын
Angelous 777 amen 🙏🏼
we dont heve to criy for the thikns Allahis goi to giv us again my Alkah is so good men
I wonder why her daughter-in-law couldn't take Mrs. Yamamoto in the car with the grandchildren.
@asiacheetah1010
5 жыл бұрын
It wasn't clear if she lived close by. Knowing Japanese cars, they tend to only seat max of 5 so maybe there were a lot of grand kids.
@rosedawn8046
4 жыл бұрын
He said that his wife wouldn’t leave the two elderly neighbors with bad legs alone. So she stayed with them and got caught up
Bro if i lostnmy wife to a tsunami knowing it was preventable I wouldn't be capable of living with myself
my brother is going to japan sometime in may, I don't want him to go now...
@blacklikethesun
4 жыл бұрын
Dude this was 8 years ago. Its not common
@OfficialFrog
4 жыл бұрын
@@blacklikethesun yeah i know, but there is always a possibility for it to randomly happen, im mainly just gonna miss him
@OfficialFrog
2 жыл бұрын
@@MuhammadAbdullah-hz6pm aha ridiculously low chance of it happening in my town, and he ended up not going lol
@OfficialFrog
2 жыл бұрын
@@MuhammadAbdullah-hz6pm West Midlands in England
21:24 is that a flip flop?
Go to haven?
How sad...he thinks his wife won’t go to heaven if her body isn’t found.
What happened to mr yamamoto
@SARAEnigma
5 жыл бұрын
They found the body of his wife
@donnalynch1484
3 жыл бұрын
Okay 👌, that's great
which which they found may money also
I can’t understand why they didn’t take the mom in the car knowing she had a bad leg like I wouldn’t leave my mom behind 😣
@Rusty_Gold85
3 жыл бұрын
Disaster stress changes your normal way of thinking . You do not have a clear head and you make mistakes . You will experience it one day and be uncontrolled and clouded thinking
@MrScottie68
3 жыл бұрын
@ Johanna P... I totally agree, they think of fleeing to save their car but leave their elderly grandmother with bad legs inside the house? Shame on them.
This is probably stupid... but with an ocean coming on land such as this wonder why you don't see fish, sharks, and other sea creatures...
@fon9714
Жыл бұрын
В других видео я видел рыб.
@fon9714
Жыл бұрын
В других видео я видела рыб.
You can't put vulnerable handicapped people where in the event of a tsunami it will be almost impossible for them to get to higher ground. I felt sorry for the family who had to leave their grandmother behind and for the husband but also annoyed that the situation arose that should clearly NOT have. Earthquakes and tsunamis are nothing new to Japan and yet they still are incapable of enforcing the rules and regulations AND putting into place set rules that govern certain situations such as the vulnerability due to handicaps etc There is no discussion when it comes to those individuals that are that vulnerable as to where they live, close to and higher up to start with, no discussion ! It's the communities responsibilities to ensure that that happens. As for other essentials such as fuel, medicines, food AND even babies nappies.. REALLY Japan?? There are NO excuses for not being prepared for what follows in the wake of an earthquake and or tsunami.. this illustrated some massive weaknesses by those who should know better re the government, local administration and etc. 👀👍
There are a lot of Koreans who are pleased when a big earthquake occurs in Japan
Allah tu kidar chai mers Allah
There is a part of me that DOES NOT pitty humans in these situations because they KEEP ON repeating mistakes in severely dangerous places .. like here in the USA rebuilding towns in Louisiana??? It's BELOW sea level !?!? Venice ?? Etc... We just KEEP doing it ??? It drives me to this conclusion. Sorry
Japanese never complain just suffer Tabun God?why does God hade Japanese ? Wegen des Feigling aller Zeiten ?