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A Frenchmans experience in Japan since the nuclear disaster at Daichi

KNA Blog (French)

31 December 2012

Two French people in Japan

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By doing a bit of sorting through my files, I came across this video of Alex, French living for 10 years in Japan, 200 km from Fukushima. I propose that we see or review the testimony of two of these French, who have one day choose to go build their lives in another country. I do not know their history or the reasons that led them to emigrate. Probably for reasons of their own, they loved this country of the rising sun, its culture, its people, its landscapes .. They will feel more “at home”, as sometimes happens. Two French, 10,000 km from Paris, this sounds ridiculous, and it is so far. they have ever done from the approach, believing a better life elsewhere. Two strangers to you and me, yes, but two humans, two inhabitants of the Earth, which reminds us that love and hope have no borders. Everyone in their own way, from 10,15, 20 years , they worked to materialize their dreams, a home, a family, a circle. And then there was March 11, 2011, the earthquake, the tsunami and the Fukushima disaster. One leave to return to France. The other will. Two strangers, what we might have to do? And Fukushima, nobody talks about it. For them, nothing will ever be the same. This name is now fatal remain forever engraved in their daily lives, their future and their past, the lookout in both memories, thoughts and conversations. testimony Listen, listen again, not to forget. Two unknown, but it could be close to your family, a brother, a son. And behind them, there are hundreds of thousands of people who have lost everything, millions of human beings whose life is turned upside down and forever threatened in ignorance and denial.
(13’37 “, Fr)

Alexis Borreca , “Alex Japan”, gave cooking classes in Tokyo, where he lived with his wife and daughter Japanese. He built guitars too. Sickened and disgusted by the behavior of the media and government, he began posting videos daily from March 14, 2011, creating a big enough buzz on the Internet. Three months later, all his videos on Fukushima will be deleted without notice or explanation by YouTube.buzz on the Internet. Three months later, all his videos on Fukushima will be deleted without notice or explanation by YouTube.

This video dated 12 April 2011, one month after the onset of the disaster.
You can find other videos of Alex on the net by searching “Alex Japan.”
This video I made ​​about censorship on Fukushima contains some other extracts, and it offers an interview with Alex almost 2am, when he returned to France in July 2011.
(7’25 “, Fr)

Mabesoone Lawrence , professor of comparative literature, still lives in Japan with his wife and daughter. He is also a member of the Watchers Fukushima and creator of the anti-nuclear movement of the ” Yellow Ribbon “. He did not hesitate to mobilize all his savings, ie 8,000 euros to buy a machine to measure the contamination of food. Since April 2012, he organized with the support of the Municipality of Nagano citizens measurement sessions foods, free and open to all.The original of this video dated June 27, 2011, that I offer a version that is I increased the volume a bit and fixed a problem with sync sound due to a defect in the video from 3’17 “. You will find here an interview with Lawrence about 30 minutes, dated February 2012.buy a machine to measure the contamination of food. Since April 2012, he organized with the support of the Municipality of Nagano citizens measurement sessions foods, free and open to all.

 

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