Volunteer activity in Tohoku part 2

At first we went to a volunteer center, Shichigahama City, which is located in the costal area. In that area, we've heard that more than 100 people died from the destructive tsunami and more than 50 people are still missing. The volunteer center was so well-prepared that we could get almost all necessities that we used  such as gloves, rainboots, masks, and goggles. I was surprised to see the signature of Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, a famous Japanese musician, at the center's bulletin board. I remebered that he visited here.
According to other Shichigamaha-related blogs, Tsuyoshi's wife, Nagabuchi Estuko, previously known as Shihomi Etsuko, also volunteered at this center.

At around 1pm, we reached the center . After registering, we immediately received our tasks. We were given menial tasks because the center always closes at 4pm. One of our tasks was to remove debris from a house floor. The other one was to talk with the residents who lived in temporary shelters. A few of the staff went to a chat room, most of the staff including me went to the affected houses.

When we arrived at the front line, all we could see were just damages.  All we could see were the skeleton of the houses. Some houses must have been cleaned by volunteers, but the others weren't. Grasses have grown tall in the uncleaned houses because noone cared about their ruins. After the disruptive tsunami swept away this costal village, it was covered with huge amount of stinky sea muds. To my surprise, there's no sea mud around the houses. Volunteers have continuously removed dirty mud from the ground. We were not greeted by the stinky mud. We appreciated that very much. After we set our belongings aside, we started our mission.

At first, we imagined we would be carrying heavy loads from the remnants of damaged houses, but we didn't. We raked some debris of nails and broken glasses from the ground. With the rake and shovel, we simultaneously dug to completely remove all of the debris in the ground.We took a rest for every 30 minutes. It was hard for us because it was a routine task. We engaged for only 2 hours but it felt forever already.
At night in the hotel, we shared our experiences that we had at each site. One of my colleagues shared, before arriving at the commnunity center, he had confidence to communicate with the victims. He thought that he could ease their anxiety out and cheer them up by sympathizing with their miserable situation. Unexpectedly, he was asked not to bring up any disaster-related issue. However, the victims effortlessly connected  any topic at hand to the March-11 curse. Listening to their morose recollections gradually affected him. So he had difficulty in keeping his emotion normal during the chat. I thought that physical volunteer activity was easier than the mental ones.

Volunteer Activity in Tohoku Part 1

Drastic experiences sometimes make people change their way of thinking, that can possibly be a point of enlightenment in their life. I never thought that I would face such a realization through a volunteer activity. After the devastating earthquake, I finally got the opportunity to go to Sendai and help the people who were affected.

I joined the volunteer activity which was organized by our company to help the casualties of  the destructive earthquake and catastrophic tsunami in the Tohoku area.

 We went to Sendai by bus. Normally there used to be two lanes on the express way in order to reach Sendai in three and a half to four hours. But they were sporadically damaged due to the massive tremor. We needed to slow down and tracked on a single lane, consequently it took us about five hours to get there.

When we arrived in what was known the City of trees, I witnessed that the center of the city has regained its normal function. The life there has resumed to its normal state. However, as we got closer to the costal area ,we encountered severely disruptive scenery. Houses were ruined, cars were wrecked upside down

and roadside fences were bent. 

I was wondering why there still remained damaged cars and ruined houses. Accodring to my colleague, if the owner of the cars or houses requested to clean them up, local officals could remove them. But if the owner might be still missing or dead, they couldn't get rid of the debris at all. 

Why satellites fall down to earth uncontrolablly?

It might have been pointless for lovers to wish upon a falling star last night ,because it could be a falling satellite.

Fortunately there were no casualities caused by the damaged satellite's debris, so I felt relieved.

The only question I have in mind is why satelites can't go back safely to our mother earth.
 If NASA could control the satellites properly, we do not need to worry about where they fall down.

Topic:Does our government need more regulation for free speech?

Our government should restrict free speech if it is related to information leakage which may trigger large-scale diplomatic confusion. I’ll show the following standard Government should censor.
                                                                            
First of all, it may lead to international conflict. For example, some confidential and delicate information among countries are leaked through unofficial roots like WikiLeak. Former Russian Prime Minister Putin scrutinized American government for regarding him as an alpha dog. The leakage developed internationally. So the governmental information should be restricted and not easily disclosed.

Secondly, it is a ground for invasion of privacy. As our civil law guarantees our privacy to live safely, however intrusion of privacy is increasing because people can now voice out unwanted  comments through social networks. So government should estaAblish some rules to restrict unwarranted free speech. 　

Lastly, it might lead to detriment from rumors. Once rumors permeate into the society, we have difficulty in extinguishing them. The contamination of radioactive substance in Japan is a typical example. There is no concrete evidence, but people shun raw foods such as vegitables and fish produced in neighboring Fukushima prefecture. Government should actively integrate the information to minimize misleading information.

In conclusion, our government should establish some rules to restrict unwarranted free speech.

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*This writing is aimed for Eiken 1st grade preparetion.

Topic: Are today's people in the world losing moral values?

Unfortunately I have to admit that people today are losing moral values.
There are following reasons why they are on the edge of extinction of moral values.

First of all, educational system has been contributing to the lowering of  moral values.
The current academe has focused on how to effectively pass the tough entrance examination rather than on how to be morally and publicly responsible.
For example, if there is an elderly and a student or healthy adult who has a seat in a train, it is natural that they give the seat to the aged and stand. But many young neglect to do so. They forget to publicly show moral values.

Second is family relationship.In the early 20th centuries, most of Japanese usually belonged to large family. Children were strictly taught not to make others annoyed not only by their parents but also by their grandparents.Unlike the past age, children today have less opportunities to be polite in public because most of them belong to small family and without their grandparents who give them good advice.

The job Simulation for kids in my company

Most honorable welfare system in the world

There are several major medical Journal such as Lancet and The England Journal of Medicine in the world, the article which is related to Japanese social wealfare system and written by a Japanese Dr. was honorably presented at Lancet. According to the  ''the Lancet''  article, it reported that the longevity of Japanese have been expanded by the minimum welfare cost in comparison with other developed countries.