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November 13, 2012

Suntory Hall Concert Video (with English subtitles) Uploaded!

A 13-minute video of the August 17, 2012, Suntory Hall concert, including comments by Sylff and student musicians and other ...

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October 04, 2012

Uniting Tohoku with the World: The Sylff Chamber Ensemble and the “Power of Music”

The Tokyo Foundation organized a series of Tohoku workshops and a concert at Suntory Hall in Tokyo in mid-August for ...

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September 10, 2012

The Tokyo Foundation Hosts Concert by Young Victims of Tohoku Quake at Suntory Hall

When the final chord of the fiery Spanish-flavored "El Camino Real" by U.S. composer Alfred Reed echoed throughout Suntory Hall, ...

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August 10, 2012

July 11, 2012

"Together in Tohoku" Workshop and Concert

A series of Tohoku workshops and a concert at Suntory Hall in Tokyo will be held in mid-August for middle ...

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February 16, 2012

Waves of Despair, Tides of Hope

On September 9, 2011, a group of leading scholars from China, Japan, and the United States toured areas devastated by ...

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September 28, 2011

A Community-Based Model of Rural Recovery

Options for post-disaster recovery have provided a rich source of material for media commentary since the March earthquake and tsunami. ...

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August 12, 2011

Japan Is as Strong as Ever

The author visited Japan a little more than a month following the Great East Japan Earthquake to participate in a ...

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June 09, 2011

On Groundedness, Preparedness, and Transitions

Japan resident and writer on ecological lifestyles reflects on the implications of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and offers ...

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June 09, 2011

Straight Talk on Disaster Recovery

Rebuilding from the Great East Japan Earthquake is a daunting task, but funding should not be a major problem—as long ...

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