M: Hi, what your name please.

M.B: My name is Marcos Benevides.

M: OK. Can you tell me where are you from?

M.B: I’m Canadian, but I was born in Brazil.

M:Brazil. OK. I’d like to ask you some questions about the earthquake that happened on March11th 2011. OK?

M.B: OK.

M: So my first question is that. When the earthquake happened, where were you?

M.B: I was at home but I was I just left my house, so I was on the street on my scooter on my bike.

M: OK. How did you feel?

M.B: I felt very strange because I had been working in my house until about three whenever the earthquake happened. I woke up and I was alone in my house all day I was working from earlier morning and I didn’t eat any food or anything. I just sat in my computer and worked worked worked. In suddenly at 2:30 I looked my watch and I thought oh! it’s 2:30, I didn’t anything I should go get some food. So I jumped on my scooter and I went to the bakery and when I was stopped the red light, the earthquake happened. But because the scooter vibrates, I didn’t notice. I thought I was sick because I didn’t eat so thought “oh! I’m gonna full”. But then I saw people coming out of the buildings and I thought oh, no! It’s an earthquake then I stopped but before that I felt very strange because I thought I was sick, you know?

M: Okay. Did you think about going back to your country?

M.B: No.

M: No? Why?

M.B: Because I live in Japan.

M: You live with family?

M.B: Yes.

So Japan is not safety because the earthquake happened. You don’t didn’t nervous in Japan?

Oh! Of course I was nervous, but everywhere is dangerous. In Canada we have snow storms and the in other country is there’re hurricanes and tornadoes. So Japan has earthquake but it’s only. Every place has all dangerous. So I don’t think you can’t escape from death. You know?

M: Yeah, I think. You didn’t miss your family?

M.B: My family was in Okinawa.

M: Really?

M.B: Uh, my family is Japanese.

M: No, your father and your mother.

M.B: Did I miss them? No, I don’t know why I would. I mean usually I miss them but during the earthquake I didn’t miss them more.

M.B: OK. So when the earthquake happens, will you think about your mind change your mind if another earthquake happened?
M: Yes.

M.B: No, in fact since the earthquake I bought a house in Japan. So before Japan was my home but now is really my home, because now I have a house. So if another earthquake happens, I will to “ganbatte” like everybody else, alright? So.

M: OK. Have you done any volunteer worked or helped for Tohoku people?
M.B: Ah,for Tohoku. Well right after the earthquake, I donated money to Japanese Red Cross but I didn’t volunteer work to go there. Because I wanted to go there because I was alone,Alright? My family is Okinawa. So I was actually little bit bold because there was no power and all that. So I wanted to go Tohoku to help but there’re too many people to go there is not good. So I in the end I didn’t go there. But now my house, I am making new window, so took out the old window. And I my wife wants to donate to the window to Tohoku, because they need materials to build houses, alright? So I think we’ll do that too. But we have only only donated money, we haven’t done other things yet.

M: Thank you.

M.B: You’re welcome.
M: Thank you. My question is fished.
M.B: It’s finish? OK.　Good luck!

Conclusion

The earthquake brought Japan serious damages. This earthquale claimed the many lives. It was awful. But on the other hand, I felt the power and cooprative attitude of all people. I learned that there are no national boundaries in people’s warm heart. So thank you for listening. See you!

now misaki is taliking with first person, can you hear me? misaki?

Hi this is Misaki! I’m at Meimei-kan now. I’m gonna ask some questions about March 11^th earthquake to my friends Jeremy. Hi Jeremy!

 Hello. My name is Jeremy I’m from university of Hawaii

 Thank you. First I’m gonna ask some questions about earthquake. Where were you at the moment?

 When the earthquake happen, I was in Florida in my hometown. Visiting my family actually on my way to Japan. It happened few days before I went to New York to get my VISA and paper works so it was kind of strange because I was on my way to here ,and you know that was going to be happen.

 Q)How did you feel about the news of earthquake?

 Well at first I was pretty shocked. It was pretty surprising. I called my friends to make sure everyone was ok. And the really just watch the news to see what was going on but the news in America isn7t so reliable so more I called people in Japan ask them and try to get best news I could. Just uncertain about whether I be able to come to Japan or not.

 Q)Ok, can you tell me more about the differences between the news of Japan and America about the earthquake?

 Ah, the news of America relies on sensation so there was a lot of video of the tsunami but even after weeks after the tsunami and earthquake happen the news keep showing the same video and they only talked about japan was been like a disaster, most people thought like Tokyo was destroyed. People they don’t have much knowledge about Japan, so when they see on the news what their showing, they think that all of Japan things were just disaster everywhere, so everyone was really scared about that and that I wouldn’t come to Japan. But they didn’t know that the earthquake was outside of Tokyo and that Tokyo was safe. Everyone was just kind of nervous, but the news kind of makes people more nervous in America. I don’t feel like i’m getting good information when I watch the news.

 Q) Some of my friends from overseas went back to their countries. Were you hesitant to come to Japan? 

 …I knew I still wanted to come to Japan, and so I tried to watch the news a lot and more so wanted to stay in contact with people in Japan to find out what was going on. I still went to New York to file my visa paperwork and…. I wanted to come here but I wasn’t sure if I would be allowed to, because in America they were on the news that people weren’t allowed to go to Japan and that a lot of people in Japan were being sent back to their own countries. Some universities didn’t allow students to travel to Japan, but I wanted to come and I had a ticket so I was coming until they made me stop.

Q) The question I really want to ask is, How did your friends and family feel about you coming to Japan after the earthquake?

 …For the most part, my friends and family trust my judgement because I’ve traveled before and been somewhat reliable….. so, they were worried but they knew better than to trust just the news and so I would tell them what was really happening in Japan… especially the Tokyo area with the power outages and the information that wasn’t really on the news in America. They were worried, some of them didn’t want me to go because they thought it was more dangerous than it was, like my sister, she lives kind of far away, so… she called me and was worried, she said “Don’t go to Japan, it’s too dangerous” and all of these things but I asked her, “Where did you get your information from, who told you how dangerous Japan is?” …she said, “Oh I don’t know, it just is…. I know”. I was like, “No, you don’t know ….anything.” So, it was kind of weird. Anyone, a lot of people I met who found out I was going to Japan were like “Oh, you don’t want to go there. The cities in ruins.” …but, it’s just a lot of people that didn’t know any better. They also knew that even if they told me not to go, I still would go, because I wanted to….. and they can’t stop me.

I invited special guest, she is “Carolyn” could you introduce yourself little bit?

 Sure, My name is “name” I come from San Francisco California, and I teach at a in the ELP at Oberlin University.

 Thank you. And I want to talk about Great East Japan Earthquake in March 11^th. I’d like to ask about some questions.

 Sure

 First of all, Where were you at the moment?

 At that moment, I was in California San Francisco

 When did you go back to your country?

 I went there, 2days before the earthquake, so fortunately I missed it.

 Have you experienced earthquake in your country before?

 Yes, I experienced a big earthquake in San Francisco

 When?

 I think it was 1989.it was 7.4 or 7.6 earthquakes in the city, so it was pretty devastating there was lots of damage and lots of houses that fail.

 Where were you doing there?

 It was about 5 o’clock in the evening so I was work and I was in a office bulding in downtown San Francisco I was on 28^th floors so it was very high, so the bullding was sway back and force, so I can see the other building in the city and moving. That was interesting feeling.

 Is that shaking?

 Yes, I think all of new buildings are built so they move a little bit, so they don’t break.

 I see, could you back to your home?

 I tried to back home but my home was one of those building that has crap so I couldn’t go back  to my home. So, I just stayed with friends.

that’s funny or interesting experience

yes interesting experience

Ok thank you “Carolyn” head back to studio.

 Thank you

Actually I heard many ppl went back their country. It is natural thing. I guess it was really hard to come to Japan at such a bad situation. But he made it!!!! He is such a Japanese lover! Hope many ppl will come back to Japan! And also we got many support from all over the world .we really appreciated it!

 I found we need to cooperate with many people of genders, color, races, home country….  whatever! We’ve already learned how to communicate with people, so we can help with English speakers, That’s why, I want to communicate with them more and more.

Thank you for listening our program. This program is presented by Obirin University ELP.

See you next week!

Q: Were you in Japan in March 11th?

A: Yes, I was.

Q: How did you feel then?

A: During the earth quake? It was really squally. I first. I was no more the earth quake but then really strong. So, I was surprised.

Q: What do you think about this disaster?
A: It’s really unfortunate. It was really squally, and I think it effected a lot of people. So It’s really bad…

Q: Japan has serious problem. One of them is a problem of power shortage. What do you think about this problem?

A: I think it is serious problem. And I think Japan is doing this really well. I think everybody knows the power problem and everybody is going save electlisity. What Japanese people doing I think really good.

Q: Have you begin prepare for precautions of earthquake since then?

A:Maybe I little be like I pack my stuff if I have to move or get like my own medicine.

Q: What can you do for the stricken area?

A: I want to go volunteer.

THANK YOU!!!

Conclusion

Student from oversea think this earthquake was serious problem same Japanese. I think it is very good thing. Japan is loved by all over the world.

I believe in family ties.

I believe in family ties. I’m a family of four and I live all by myself in Tokyo now.

My mother and father call everyday because they worry about me.My sister teaches me many things, for example, how to solve trouble such as the relationship of friends or my boyfriend.

They do many things for me.My parents pay very expensive school fees for me.My sister always takes sides with me.

I can live by the grace of their support and I can feel real love from my family even we have along distance between us.

Luckily, my family is also growing. My sister gave birth to a baby in September 25^th last year.I have a very cute niece. Of course, I would do anything for her.

Even if all my friends betrayed me, my family wouldn’t leave me.

So, I think that family ties are the strongest love.This is the reason why I believe in family ties.

If I am married with someone, and I have children, I can realize it more than now.I want my children to feel the same love that I feel now.

But I have to find a cool guy before that!

We’ll interview two people from overseas about March 11th this year.

As you know a big earthquake occurred in Japan on Marth 11th. Of couse, we know what happened and the problems now. For example, there is a nuclear power problem and  a polotocal responsibility problem.So, we want to know what to know what people from overseas are feeling and thinking.

Conclusion

We interviewed to two people from overseas.

Marie) It was good experience because we could listen to their opinions. Immediately after big earthquake, she went back to her country. She returned to Japan. And she cooperates with the saving electricity.

Kohei) When I have heard their opinions, I felt powerful emotion. They said we donated some money because we can nothing to do for people in Tohoku. And I was surprised that they also save electricity. After the interview, I said thank you a lot.

Transcript

①Kohei’s interview transcript

Introduce please.

Hello, my name is Juvonick Miria. I’m from Kansas College.

1) Where were you, when the earthquake occurred?

I was at the Fuchinobe Domes.

Me) Fuchinobe Domes? What did you do?

When I’m happened, me and my friends run outside because we were     scared and didn’t know what’s happening.

2) Have you ever gone to Tohoku to volunteer after the earthquake or done anything else?

I actually haven’t. I wanted to one point but I didn’t really know how do anything so I just sat my room. I feel bad

Me) you did donate?

I’ve donated some money from like at the convenience store. But I do nothing significant.

3) Do you aim to save electricity at your home?

Yes, I usually in summer I used air conditioner all the time. But lately I have saved higher and turned off every night so it’s really hot my room.

②Marie’s interview transcript

My name is Maria Mage. I’m from Hawaii University.

1) Where were you, when the earthquake occurred?

I was back home in Hawaii at home.

Marie) When did you do at home?

I was told of the tsunami and earthquake while I was at work

2) Have you ever gone to Tohoku to volunteer after the earthquake or done anything else?

I have not gone to volunteer and I’ve only donated a little bit at the convenient store.

Marie) Do you think about the volunteer?

I would like to, but I don’t know what I could do the help how I would be helpful. So I just donated.

3) Do you aim to save electricity at your home?

I tried keep my lights off but I have used air conditioner cause it’s hot. I’m trying.

Marie) Are you save air conditioner do you feel hot in your room?

Yeah, I keep on the high standing but I use a lot.

On March 11th, a huge earthquake in the Tohoku Region occurred.Many pepole died,lost  their house or other important things.

Also. there is a serious problem of radiation after the Fukisima Nuclerar power station was dameged. The word’s media continues to follow this strory.

Since then ,people all over the world have helped Japan.But the stricken area has not recovered. Today we are going to  interview about this earthquake to two students studying abroad.

Interview

Hello, my name is Mary.

I will interview about earthquake.

Q Were you in Japan on March １１ｔｈ？

A No, I was　not.

Q Where were you then?

A  I was home in Hawaii.

Q What do you think about this disaster?

A  Really sad.

Q Japan has some serious problem. One of them is a problem of power shortage.

What do you think about this problem?

A  Really a fortunes.

Q Have you begin prepare for precautions of earthquake since then?

A  No, not really.

Q What can you do for the stricken area?

A  so, many it’s money hope the  cars.

Thank you.

Conclusion

Earthquake on March 11th is very sad things. Many countries cooperated with a revival in Japan. It’s a very glad things.　My heart is full of gratitude.　So,　we have to  take back energy little by little.

interview

 Hi! Our name is Chiaki, Mihoko. On March 11, a terrible disaster occurred in Japan. This news surprised all of the world. Today, we’re going to interview my sister’s husband and a student of Obirin university about this earthquake.

 My sister’s husband works in the US army, and he works for the victims of this earthquake under ”Operation Tomodati”.And a student of Obirin university is a American. He interested in Japan, so he is closely related with this Japan situation.

Please listen to our interview!

At first, we are going to intervew to mihoko’s sister’s hudsband.

Q1, Why did you come to Japan？

  I came to Japan few times, because I’m military, I joined military at2001,so I joined military, so that I can travel, and I got a opportunity to be station at camp Zama Japan, ah,,, I took the opportunity and that why I am here now.

Q2,Where were you when the earthquake happened？

  When the earthquake happened, I was on camp Zama Japan at my work building and ions. I was sitting on my desk, and doing everyday operations.

Q3,What did you do at the y time？

　Well, at the time of the earthquake, (I couldn’t hear clearly) just another earthquake, I gotta used on so, I ignored many of the earthquake and I ignored this one but kept shaking and kept getting harder and harder, I couldn’t ignore any more, so books started to fall of my shelf, on to my computer desk, I went to door way, interested on my

Office (I couldn’t hear clearly)

Q4,What did you think when you heard this news at first？

  At first I mean , I felt the news, I felt the earthquake and the news was, it seemed the worst (I couldn’t hear clearly) I know it’s pretty bad, (I couldn’t hear clearly), my wife, my daughter my wife’s sister, so I was worried about them, also I knew that it’s gonna be news (I couldn’t hear clearly) getting contact with mam because I know she’s worried about me, and the news makes things out be pretty bad, and I saw actually on the news, I saw how terrible it was, it was a very huge disaster.

Second  Today, I will interview to Obirin student. He name is a Christian.

Chiaki : Hi !

Christian : Hello !

Q1, Why did you come to Japan?

 I came Japan to study Japanese. A also to experience culture was likes live in Japan.This is first time, actually study abroad live home country.

Q2, Where were you, when the earthquake happened?

 I was in America. Ah, my plans to leave on 15 th March. So, couple day after happened earthquake. (I couldn’t hear clearly)airport …to flight.

Q3, What did you do at that time?

 During time earthquake, couples next two weeks I was constantly. Search on internet watch the news stations see was situation was goin on with a new clear power play … Tsunami everything.

Q4,  What did you think when you heard this news at first?

 I was dumbfounded. I didn’t feel like a real.(I couldn’t hear clearly) Is no way…This can be …by as no nomal(I couldn’t hear clearly) more more imformation came in… Iwas .

Conclusion

 This earthquake is very shocking thing. But, we must not get depressed. Let’s think positively. A person all over the world is an ally for us.

On this subject,  I interviewed  Aaron from Guam and Nicole from Kansas,  both from U.S.

I asked what was going on around them at the time.

Let’s have listen!

Aaron

Y:Ok. So I’ll ask some questions about 3.11, and your name is Arron. It’s ok? Fine?
A:Yeah my name is Aaron.
Y: Yes, thank you!  And where were you when the earthquake struck?
A:I was in Guam.
Y:Yeah and…
A:Oh what was I doing…I was playing WorldWide cup when that happened then.          Everyone’s in a library, had that any tricky news about the earthquake.
So after that I checked the news at internet and I got other distractions, tsunami.
Y:Oh so you have watched Tsunami live on the internet.
A:Yeah I have watched on the Internet. and on the news.
Y:How did you feel that?
A:I was pretty sad…It was …How to say…not amazing, cause this is kind of sacrifice…
Yeah just watching, staying the water, pushing everything away, lots of people died.
Y:So have you experienced something like this before?
A:Kind of. In guam there lots of p〜gmiration, no one really died such like this. After p〜ment Water, killer water.
Many people died after water. I think I’ve got more knowledge that as.
Y:When you knew about earthquake and tunami you’ve already decided to come Japan?
A:Yeah. My parents were kind of worry, they don’t really want me to come. But I still want to come.
Y:After this, has your feeling Even though there’s lots of
A:I can’t really change. I guess  it’s still positive. Cause After Katrina happened. and news and everywhere 〜〜〜.　those are pretty mean(?).
Y:So if this collage, Obirin is near Tohoku, you would come or not?
A:I would personally still want to come, but my parents wouldn’t want me to go. They really neither.
Y:I think so. Difficult to come.
A:Yeah difficult. But I still personally wanted to come.
Y:How the image of Japan about disaster and the also nuclear things??
A:Nuclear things are kind of sacary. We even nuclear in West coast and Guam. But my image is of Japan is still positive.

Nicole

Y: Hi nicole!

N: Hey! what’s up!

Y: I gonna ask you some questions about the big big earthquake of Japan.  The first, where were you when the earthquake struck?

N: When the erthquake struck,

Y: Yeah?

N: I was in Machida, I was on the date.

Y: Wow! What’s happened!

N: We went into the restaurant, and orderd some pizza, and then we ordered some beer and we sat down.  And then the earthquake happened, like after we ordered beer.  So…it was really scary cause I’ve never experienced like that earthquake in my life.

Y: Oh! The first time!n Yeah that was my first time of this big earthquake cause I’m from Kansas, in Kansas there’s no earthquake so..it was so scary   And that was 3.11, and they made us sweep from the restaurant and how do we made up to Fuchinobe.  The tarains were not working for going back home so.

Y: So that was the first time, first experience like that.n Yeah, very very first experience of earthquake.y And so big!

N: yeah, I felt like some role comeng or something.

Y: Mnn…! Did you feel any change of Japan, like people or other things in town?  In town, so many people to get back to home for walking, cause of no train…

N: Well it made me realize that corn of having public tranceportation, like we are out, we gotta stuck at there.  I felt kind of frustrated to get back Machida to home.

But it made me thanks for the train. After words tirains started running again, I was like “Oh trains running!”!  I was so happy with trains came back.

Y: yeah, I also think it’s important, and very usefull.  So, did you watch any tunami live at TV or something?

N: No. cause I got back home from Machida, I didn’t have internet or these. I wasn’t abele to see.  But next day, I saw on the news. I was really shocked. I didn’t get it from live.y In the news, same images again and again from TV.n Yeah that was horrible. I was so scared.

Y: So I am.  So after that has your feeling or image of Japan changed?

N: It has changed, but it’s got more positive. Like Hurricane Katrina happened, people were stealing from each other and people were completly panicking.  But in Japan, people were panicking but no one stealing from each other, and helping each other. Like even Yakuza, they helped out up the north.  So I was like how owesome is that! Even though most degerous and criminal things.

Y: Oh I’m happy to hear that…!

N:Yeah! Now I think maybe better impression of Japanese people. No ones stealing and pushing out at the store.   But it’s kind of wired cause what I expect from natural disaster, people is shoving and stealing. Japanese people didn’t do that so “Oh Japan is great county”.  people had been standing in a line 5 hours for piece of bread. That is amazing.

Y: Don’t make me cry…

N: Don’t cry…!

Y: I’m so happy to hear that cause many overseas people don’t want to come Japan cause of this.

N: It was bad for me, it made me to back to home. But I did’n care too much so I came back.

Y: Yeah I was really happy when I heard you came back!          Thank you so mush!!

Conclusion

That was my interview from my friends.
Did you hear that?!
they, Aaron and Nicole have good impressions of Japan after 3.11,
Of course Japan is in a bad situation and we have to care about these, tunami, earthquake, nuclear things. I can understand Aaron’s parents’ opinion.
But friends said they  got impressed Japanese people behavior after suffered.
As they said, sufferers were orderly, and disclipt, although panicked truely. but they are appealing how those were serious by fair ways.
We can proud these people’s behavior. and this is japanese people’s power.
We must know we have still specialy nice points of japanese still and get positive action include these difficult problems.

Thank you for listenig!
we,all japanese continue to make efforts!
Bye!!

Hi, My name is Yuki Ono. Today I’d like to interview two people from overseas about March 11th earthquake and Tsunami. I want to know what they think about it.

Questions

Q1: What were you doing when the earthquake hit?

Q2: The Japanese　government take emergency measures for the relief of the victims. What do you think about governmental response after earthquake and tsunami?

Interview1

First interview is Mr.Robert. He is a teacher.

A1:I was at home in Machida in my house I was recording some music and the house started shaking and I get up I took my dog outside just when I open the door my wife is coming home and when I outside and spoken with neighbors and ………pretty big earthquake that’s right doing at time

A2:Well…it was a big disaster bigger than anybody ever expected or live through before so think the government did the best they could but I don’t believe that there is organized and I don’t think the communicate with other agency this is much is they need to so although they try the best take care people and start clean up the mess yeah they need do more I think the other nuclear crisis many things even worse and a so big challenge for the Japanese government and Japanese people

Intetview2

Next interview is Mr.Juteau. He is a teacher.

A1:I was at home in my house in Tokyo and I was online. I was talking into my daughter on Skype. My daughter goes to university in United States. And the earthquake began. At first I didn’t think I was very big but got bigger and bigger. And finally my daughter told me I should go out of the house so I run out of the house.

A2:It’s very difficult situation. I think the government probably did almost everything they could do to help the victims but I think the government should be done more to take charge of the nuclear plant because I think they allow the tepco to take care the situation themselves for too long and I didn’t know what to do. Also heard stories said other countries offered help in United States enputicular with the nuclear problems at Japan at first didn’t really except help I don’t know that they true but they kind of delay so I think they probably tried do they could help victims. But they probably delayed what they should be doing this fluence nuclear accident.

Conclusion

I interviewed two people from overseas about March 11 earthquake and Tsunami. This earthquake was bigger than people’s expectation. When the earthquake hit, They were at home and began shaking so go out of the house. This action of  people from overseas looks like action of Japanese. About governmental response, They think that response is too late. I think so. Especially, They want to solve the problem of nuclear plant.

The North Wind and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger, when a traveller came along wrapped in a warm cloak. They agreed that the one who first succeeded in making the traveller take his cloak off should be considered stronger than the other. Then the North Wind blew as hard as he could, but the more he blew the more closely did the traveller fold his cloak around him, and at last the North Wind gave up the attempt. Then the Sun shone out warmly, and immediately the traveller took off his cloak. And so the North Wind was obliged to confess that the Sun was the stronger of the two.

UK – <The North Wind – UK version>

US – <http://alt-usage-english.org/archive/nw_ad.mp3>