Shinji Ishikawa as intern at Blunt Youth Radio

Shinji Ishikawa: Proud to be Japanese now.

From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Messages from Japan
Length: :59

When the earthquake hit, Shinji Ishikawa was at work on the 13th floor at the large trading firm he works for in Tokyo. He never expected the destruction that followed, and he thought Japan was better prepared than it was, but he still feels hope and has discovered new pride. Read the full description.

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Pa180096_small When the earthquake hit, Shinji Ishikawa was at work on the 13th floor where the large trading firm he works for in Tokyo is housed. He never expected the destruction that followed, and he though Japan was better prepared than it was, but he still feels hope and has discovered new pride. We met Shinji when his company sent him to Maine to study English for a semester and he became a volunteer intern at Blunt Youth Radio while he was there.

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Piece Description

When the earthquake hit, Shinji Ishikawa was at work on the 13th floor where the large trading firm he works for in Tokyo is housed. He never expected the destruction that followed, and he though Japan was better prepared than it was, but he still feels hope and has discovered new pride. We met Shinji when his company sent him to Maine to study English for a semester and he became a volunteer intern at Blunt Youth Radio while he was there.

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Additional Credits

Producers: Kerry Seed, Jessica Lockhart, Akinori Adachi, Theo Lichter, Iris SanGiovanni, Isaac High; graphics: Eleanor Graf, composer: Damon Holman, tech support: Colin Kelley, Ethan Jud