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.
