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Great East Japan Earthquake Our Deepest Gratitude for the Global Support

September 13, 2011 – 6:05 pm

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1st Senior Festival: An Overview

September 13, 2011 – 5:18 pm

As we face the universal longevity society, the 1st “Senior Festival” will be held from November 15th to 17th, as the place/forum for senior citizens, the pioneering generation of the longevity society, to exchange information and have mutual understanding to lead a fulfilling life and to pass it onto the next generation. The festival will take place at “Makuhari Messe” Hall 2 (6,700m2), a famous event site for major exhibitions like automobile shows.
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Great East Japan Earthquake and Japan NGO Council on Aging(Senior Citizens in Japan)

August 30, 2011 – 3:24 pm

At 14:46 on Friday, March 11th 2011, the head office of Japan NGO Council on Aging (JANCA), located within JARC office in Chuo City, Tokyo, shook badly. Phone lines were dead shortly after the quake, but we were fortunate to have electricity and watched and collected information through TV. The earthquake was over M8 class (it was soon corrected to M9), and the news warned people to go up on the hill because the sea floor of Pacific Ocean deformed widely and therefore tsunamis were expected. Shortly after the warnings, the TV was showing the massive tsunamis swallowing communities. Read More »