CENTRE FOR JAPANESE RESEARCH

Tenth Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake (Higashi Nihon Daishinsai)
東日本大震災10周年
View of the Pacific Ocean from the Iwate Tsunami Memorial, Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. December 2019. Photo: Fuyubi Nakamura
岩手県陸前高田市 いわてTsunamiメモリアルから眺めた太平洋 2019年12月 撮影:中村冬日
A Message from The Centre for Japanese Research
The Centre for Japanese Research marks today the tenth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake (Higashi Nihon Daishinsai). After ten years, the recovery process is still ongoing and continues to impact many through a loss of livelihood and displacement, but also through forms of revitalization and renewal.

CJR organized and hosted a variety of perspectives on the triple disaster, starting with a forum on Japan disasters on March 17, 2011 and every year thereafter, including such events as a poetry reading by Yoshinaga Sayuri with Sakamoto Ryūichi in 2016, and “The Politics of Invisibility: Fukushima, 6 years after 3.11.” This year the anniversary is marked by an exhibition at MOA, “A Future for Memory: Art and Life after the Great East Japan Earthquake,” February 11–September 5, 2021 and an online tour of the exhibition on 3.11 itself, as well a panel discussion “Ten Years after Fukushima: Commemoration and Lessons for the Future” on March 17.

Today, we are reminded of the immense damage left by 3.11, the resilience of those impacted, and our connections to Japan across the Pacific.

東日本大震災から、本日3月11日で10周年を迎えます。10年経ったとは言え、いまだに被災地での復旧作業は続いており、生活基盤を失ったり避難生活を余儀なくされた多くの人たちが、復興や再生に伴う変化により、引き続き様々な影響を受けています。
 
日本研究センターでは、2011年3月17日に開催した震災に関するフォーラム以降、東日本大震災・津波・原子力事故のトリプル災害を様々な視点から考えるためのイベントを開催してきました。例えば、2016年に開催した吉永小百合さんと坂本龍一さんによる詩の朗読会、2017年開催の福島の原発問題をテーマとしたイベントなどです。10周年を迎える今年は、人類学博物館で開催中の「記憶のための未来―東日本大震災後のアートと暮らし」展(2021年2月11日〜9月5日)、また本日開催される展覧会ツアー、それから来週17日には福島第一原子力発電所での事故をテーマしたパネルディスカッションを行います。
 
大震災から10周年を迎える今日、3.11によって引き起こされた被害の大きさ、そして復興へと立ち向かう被災者の方たちのこと、また太平洋を越えた日本とのつながりに思いを寄せます。
Related Events
TODAY!
The 10th Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake: 
Online Curator Tour of A Future for Memory
Co-sponsored by the Museum of Anthropology and the Centre for Japanese Research at UBC
共催:UBC人類学博物館・日本研究センター
*Pre-recorded tour with Dr. Nakamura (in Japanese with English subtitles), premiering live on Zoom, followed by a live Q & A session with the curator.
*ツアーは事前に録画されたもので、日本語で行います(英語字幕付き)。イベントで初公開となります。ツアーの後にはライブで質疑応答も行います。

Description
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, which hit Japan on March 11, 2011, please join MOA curator, Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura for an online tour of A Future for Memory to reflect on the event and learn from the recovery process.

2011年3月11日に日本を襲った東日本大震災から10周年を迎えることに合わせて、ブリティッシュ・コロンビア大学人類学博物で開催中の「記憶のための未来」展担当キュレーター中村冬日によるオンラインツアーを行います。震災とそこからの復興過程を改めて考える機会となります。


Featuring
 Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura (Museum of Anthropology, Curator, A Future for Memory)
中村冬日 (ブリティッシュ・コロンビア大学人類学博物館, 「記憶のための未来」展担当キュレーター)



Date & Time
Thursday, March 11, 2021 | 7:00 - 8:00PM (PT)
Thursday, March 11, 2021 | 10:00 - 11:00PM (ET)
Friday, March 12, 2021 | 12:00 - 1:00PM (JST)

2021年3月11日(木)午後7時〜8時(カナダ太平洋時間)
2021年3月12日(金)午後12時〜1時(日本時間)


Registration

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New Exhibition at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC is Now Open
A FUTURE FOR MEMORY / 記憶のための未来
Art and Life After the Great East Japan Earthquake /
東日本大震災後のアートと暮らし
February 11 - September 5, 2021
Description
On March 11, 2011, Japan was rocked by a massive earthquake that caused extensive damage to the Great Eastern region. The ensuing tsunami swallowed up coastal towns, and caused irrevocable damage to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

In the 10th anniversary year of the Great East Japan Earthquake, or 3.11, A Future for Memory addresses how we deal with memory when our physical surroundings are drastically altered. It focuses on the changing physical and psychological landscapes in the aftermath of 3.11 and shows that regional disasters have global relevance. Events such as 3.11 force us to rethink our ways of life in relation to nature. Even in the midst of disasters, people have the desire to create and to express themselves-as does nature.

The works in the exhibition trigger memories, emotions and imaginations. They serve as more than objects of memory; they remind us of the force of nature and the continuous efforts of survivors to rebuild their lives. There is a future for memory through the creation of connections that will be passed on for generations to come.

Watch the Opening Remarks 
The exhibition was opened to the public on February 11, 2021. Listen to the opening remarks and see some previews of the exhibition in the video below. 
A Future for Memory: Art and Life
After the Great East Japan Earthquake-Opening Remarks

More information
For more information, please visit the MOA website.
Two-part online panel discussions on lessons (un)learned 
from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011 
Co-organized and co-sponsored by
The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Public Policy, Institute for Future Initiatives and
The University of British Columbia, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Centre for Japanese Research
Description
As we commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster in 2011, the University of Tokyo and the UBC invite you to our two-part online panel discussions on lessons from Fukushima.
 
Date & Time
Wednesday, March 17 | 5:30pm-7:30pm (PDT)
Wednesday, March 17 | 8:30pm-10:30pm (EDT)
Thursday, March 18 | 9:30am-11:30am (JST)
 
"Location"
The event will be hosted online via Zoom. Participants will receive the Zoom link to access the event 24 hours prior to the event via email. Please register.
 
Registration
Please register in advance at: https://ten_years_after_fukushima.eventbrite.ca

If you do not receive the access link 24 hours prior to the event, please email Saya Soma at sayasoma@mail.ubc.ca.

More information
For more information, please visit the event website.