The Disaster

2011年3月12日

昨日朝起きると、
「東北地方で大きな地震があり関東でもかなり大きな揺れがあった」とのニュースがありました。
地域別の震度をみて、これはすごいのが来てしまった、とすぐ千葉県に住む家族に被害がなかったかどうかを確認しました。
その後、茨城県取手のスタジオ（私と大心の作品が置いてあり友人がいる）の状況や東京周辺の友人の安否の情報などが徐々に入ってきました。

無事だった家族、友人からは、今回の地震が、今まで経験したことがないくらい大きな揺れが長く続き、とっても怖かったとききました。ううーかわいそうに・・。

ニュースで見た、東北地方の津波の映像はとんでもなく怖く、被害も目を覆いたくなるようなもので、もうただ胸が痛かったです。

今日も、時間があるとインターネットでのNHK放送を見守り、いまも進行中のこの災害の被害状況が徐々に明らかになっていくのを見ていました。

被災地の方々の状況はとても厳しく、その心中は察するに余あるものでした。

ここ数日でオランダと、その他の国に居る友人たちから「トモコの家族や友人たちは大丈夫か」と安否を気遣うメールが何通も届きました。
とりあえずの無事を報告し、お礼を言いました。

これから被災地への長期的な支援が必要になることを考えると、
私にできることは何もないのだろうかとかんがえはじめました。

今すぐには義援金ぐらいしか思いつかないのですが、
これから出すドローイングブックを売るとか何とかして被災地への支援に役立てられないかと考えました。
これから先、被害状況が明らかになってくるにつれ、私がどうすればよいかもはっきりしてくるでしょう。

まだたくさんの方々の行方が分からないことに心を痛めています。
被害に遭われた方々が１日でも早く日常生活を営めるよう心から願っています。

March 13, 2011 11:41 AM

The Disaster

12th of March, 2011

Yesterday,when I awake, I saw a news about Japan that Japan has been attacked by a big earthquake.
Immediately I checked the regional difference of the quake stage, and I realized that this quake attacked on my hometown as well.
I called to my mum, lives in Chiba. She told me that she and my dad both are OK. But, she's still scared because the quake shaked so big and continued so long that she'd never had before. And many aftershock is still coming.

I contacted to Goh and an another friend who's sharing a studio in Japan.
As you know, Goh is living in looks fragile tree-house, plus, many of my works and Daishin's still there. I wanted to know what's going on there.

After a while, I could received news from friends with theirs own safe, and more friends who's around Tokyo at the moment, all safe also.
Fortunately all family and friends around me and Daishin, didn't get hurt by the quake, thanks god..
Everyone who knows the moment of the quake, said that the quake was so big, long, and have never had before.. What a sorry!

Afterwards, I saw a news of Tsunami.
It was terrible. Terribly scared. I saw the Tsunami making huge and terrible damages on the north-coast areas.
My heart was squeezed, and could not close my eyes.
I still cannot stop following coming news about this unbelievable damages. The damage becoming clearer little by little, and is impossible to imagine how the people in the disaster-afflicted area feels.

In those days, I received many greetings, worring my family and friends in Japan, from friends who lives in Holland and the other countries.
Many many thanks. I answered they are OK, and I told those greetings to my family and friends in Japan.

I could see that the disaster-afflicted area does not only need huge and short period support but also middle or longer period support.
Both of our idea does not go further than doing donation act for right now, but at least I have an idea about my current project, publishing a drawing book, to change to a charity book.

My heart hurt about so many people is still missing.
I strongly, and sinsurely hope that the people who get damages by the disaster, could carry on their own daily life as soon and much as possible.

March 13, 2011 10:40 PM

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