• 23 January 2013  180th report
    Completion ceremonies for child welfare facilities in Kesennuma City and Watari Town

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU)...

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  • 8 January 2013  179th report
    Building parks in temporary housing districts in Otsuchi Town, Iwate: The Playground Building Workshop

    As part of its assistance efforts in...

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  • 21 December 2012  178th report
    Presenting the Future of Shichigo – Our Town in Eight Years

    When children think about...

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  • 20 December 2012  177th report
    UNICEF Prayer Tree Project
    Ornament making with 100 UNICEF Santas

    The UNICEF Prayer Tree Project...

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  • 17 December 2012  176th report
    Expanding assistance for fathers! Single-Father Household and Fathering Assistance Project

    The Japan Committee for...

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  • 10 December 2012  175th report
    Psychosocial assistance: Supporting the construction of Kesennuma Child Psychosocial Care Center consultation rooms

    Mr. Kariya, director of...

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  • 7 December 2012  174th report
    Praying for the happiness of Tohoku children: 11 Prayer Trees

    On the evening of 2 December...

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  • 16 November 2012  173rd report
    Child protection: Training for creating community networks for abuse prevention

    November is Child Abuse...

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  • 16 November 2012  172nd report
    Child protection: Training on detection and response to household risk

    Domestic risk is created by tense...

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  • 20 November 2012  171st report
    Natori City Mayor presents JCU with plaque of appreciation

    On 20 November,...

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  • 14 November 2012  170th report
    Tegami project "Future Classroom" workshop held at Otsuchi Town primary schools

    A special workshop was...

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  • 16 November 2012  169th report
    Report: Presentations by the Furusato Soma Children's Reconstruction Council

    On 4 November in Soma City,...

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  • 13 November 2012  168th report
    Seeking 110 volunteers for the UNICEF Prayer Tree Project!

    The UNICEF Prayer Tree Project...

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  • 7 November 2012  167th report
    Tegami project Children's wishes travel across the oceans

    The following are the voices...

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  • 2 November 2012  166th report
    This year the Big Prayer Trees are back! Ginza, Yurakucho, and 11 locations throughout Tohoku!

    The UNICEF Prayer Tree Project...

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  • 25 October 2012  165th report
    Ishinomaki City: Experience-based urban development to teach children about society

    From Saturday, 13 October...

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  • 20 October 2012
    Kesennuma's new "Greeting Wall": Assistance for the construction of Ashinome School's Child Support Centre

    In response to numerous requests...

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  • 19 October 2012  164th report
    CAP specialist training seminar wraps up in Fukushima City

    Training seminars for CAP...

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  • 3 October 2012  163rd report
    Continued funding in 2012 for 160,000 influenza vaccinations

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) ...

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  • 12 September 2012  162nd report
    One and a half years after the disaster-Opening ceremony for Kesennuma City Mother's Home and Makisawa Kibo Nursery Centre

    On 11 September, exactly one year...

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  • 27 August 2012
    Asahi Kindergarten starts its new school term

    On Monday, 27 August, the students of Asahi Kindergarten...

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  • 24 August 2012
    Opening ceremony for Fuji Kindergarten in Yamamoto Town

    Fuji Kindergarten, located in Yamamoto Town,...

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  • 24 August 2012
    JCU Ambassador Agnes Chan sings and reads stories to children at the opening ceremony of Iuchi Preschool

    In response to numerous requests...

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  • 30 July 2012  161th report
    Opening ceremony for Asahi Kindergarten's new school building in Minamisanriku

    In response to numerous requests received...

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  • 6 July 2012  160th report
    Afghani and Fukushima high school students reunite at Tanabata

    On Thursday, 5 July 2012 high school students ...

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  • 25 June 2012  159th report
    Makoto Hasebe makes another visit to disaster areas, holds third donation ceremony

    Foodball star Makoto Hasebe has donated all royalties...

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  • 1 June 2012  158th report
    Onsite support

    In response to numerous requests received from municipal...

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  • 25 May 2012  157th report
    Ceremony marks the completion of Asahi Kindergarten's new building structure

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) provides assistance...

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  • 3 May 2012  156th report
    New play area opened for children in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) creates opportunities...

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  • 25 April 2012  155th report
    Tegami Project Letters from children in Korean reach Fukushima children

    Letters written by children in the Republic of Korea...

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  • 9 April 2012  154th report
    Assistance for school lunches in Ishinomaki

    It was 12:10 on Monday, 9 April, and staff had just begun preparing...

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  • 4 April 2012  153rd report
    Preschool entrance ceremony held at new school building

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) has received requests...

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  • 31 March 2012  152nd report
    Yamada Town Family Cooking Café

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) has concluded a contract...

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  • 24 March 2012  151st report
    Kirikiri Preschool graduates class of 10

    On a snowy 24 March the 52nd Kirikiri Preschool graduation...

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  • 22 March 2012  150th report
    One year later: An energetic student performance

    On 10 March a performance was held at Otsuchi Preschool...

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  • 22 March 2012  149th report
    JCU partners with JOCA to help children and their families

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) has assisted the reopening...

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  • 19 March 2012  148th report
    Emotional support for children: JCU publishes a manual for assisting preschool-age children affected by the disaster

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  • 15 March 2012  147th report
    UNICEF Photo Exhibition of Great East Japan Earthquake travels to Iwate, Okayama, Kumamoto, Hiroshima and New York Headquarters

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  • 2 March 2012  146th report
    Event: One-year Report on Earthquake & Tsunami Emergency Relief

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  • 2 March 2012  145th report
    Messages of encouragement from around the world

    With the assistance of countless generous donors both in Japan...

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  • 28 February 2012  144th report
    Photo exhibition held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York: “Children and the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami - UNICEF at work”

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  • 23 February 2012
    Letters from children in Ukraine and Hungary delivered to children in Fukushima

    On 23 February letters from Ukraine

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  • 17 February 2012  143rd report
    Call for Participants for 6 March Activity Briefing One-year Report on Earthquake & Tsunami Emergency Relief -Realizing child-friendly reconstruction-

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  • 7 February 2012  142nd report
    Nursery staff from across Japan supporting the affected areas

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) has assisted with...

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  • 3 February 2012  141st report
    Letters from Chinese university students delivered to Iwate Prefectural University

    The most recent edition of the ...

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  • 30 January 2012  140th report
    Official opening of temporary kindergarten facility in Otsuchi Town, Iwate Prefecture

    On the morning of 24 January,...

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  • 25 January 2012  139th report
    Subsidizing influenza vaccination costs in all three affected prefectures

    In mid-December 2011 the Ministry...

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  • 10 January 2012  138th report
    Children libraries return to the affected areas! Completion of Natori City’s Donguri Children’s Library

    Natori City Public Library, located...

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  • 26 December 2011  137th report
    Happy Birthday 3.11: Children born in the affected areas on 11 March 2011

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  • 26 December 2011  136th report
    UNICEF Prayer Tree Project: UNICEF decorates trees with children in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukshima!

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  • 21 December 2011  135th report
    Makoto Hasebe visits Minami Sanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture

    In June 2011, Makoto Hasebe, a soccer player in the Fußball-...

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  • 21 December 2011  134th report
    “EYE SEE” Project launched in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF...

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  • 19 December 2011  133rd report
    The UNICEF Prayer Tree Project 8-meter tree assembled in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture!

    The UNICEF Prayer Tree Project...

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  • 16 December 2011  132nd report
    Lee Byung-hun visits the UNICEF House and delivers a message to disaster victims

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  • 14 December 2011  131st report
    Support for fathers in the affected areas! Workshop on Assistance for Single-Father Households and Fathering

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  • 12 December 2011  130th report
    UNICEF Mini Children’s Library project completed! Over 300,000 book donations sent to children in affected areas

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  • 8 December 2011  129th report
    “-Supporting small children and their mothers- Psychosocial care for mothers and children by the FSCCP

    As part of its psychosocial care...

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  • 3 December 2011  128th report
    “I’ve never done anything like this before!” Children from Futaba Town, Fukushima escort Japanese and Italian volleyball teams onto the court

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  • 1 December 2011  127th report
    “Happy Birthday 3.11” photo exhibition underway

    “Happy Birthday 3.11: The story of ...

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  • 25 November 2011  126th report
    Berliner Philharmoniker presents “Solidarity Books” to Tohoku children

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  • 21 November 2011  125th report
    CAP Workshop held in Yamada Town, Iwate Prefecture Protect the children! Toward preventing child abuse!

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  • 22 November 2011  124th report
    Building the bridge to reconstruction! UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Berliner Philharmoniker delivers the present of music

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  • 14 November 2011  123rd report
    Report on the Great East Japan Earthquake by the Children of Soma

    On 6 November the event “Report on the Great East Japan Earthquake...

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  • 14 November 2011  122nd report
    Activities start at new preschool building in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture

    On the morning of Monday, 14...

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  • 14 November 2011  121st report
    Assistance for kindergarten and preschool reconstruction: Classes start at a new school building

    On the morning of 14 November...

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  • 10 November 2011  120th report
    JCU Ambassador Agnes Chan visits child friendly space “Futaba Square”

    On 8 November, Ambassador to...

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  • 9 November 2011  119th report
    The UNICEF Prayer Tree Project: Giant Christmas trees coming your way!

    These giant “trees of prayer” are...

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  • 8 November 2011  118th report
    The Global Handwashing Dance performed at a child-rearing assistance event in Rikuzentakata City

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  • 2 November 2011  117th report
    Junior high and high school student “Memoirs of 11 March” picked up by the Yahoo! Photo Conservation Project

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  • 27 October 2011  116th report
    Workshops held on building parks for children

    As one part of assistance activities in response to the Great East Japan...

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  • 21 October 2011  115th report
    Mini athletics festival held at Otsuchi Preschool in Iwate Prefecture

    On 8 October, a mini athletics...

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  • 20 October 2011  114th report
    Tegami Project: Letters delivered to Fuji Kindergarten in Yamamoto Town, Miyagi Prefecture from New Zealand and Hong Kong

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  • 19 October 2011  113th report
    Subsidized influenza vaccinations for 160,000 children in Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima

    On 4 October, letters from children...

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  • 18 October 2011  112th report
    Subsidized influenza vaccinations for 160,000 children in Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF...

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  • 14 October 2011  111th report
    Photo exhibition “Happy Birthday 3.11” held at Tokyo Midtown until Thursday, 27 October (free admission)

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  • 26 September 2011  110th report
    Children from Yuriage Junior High School in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture visit the UNICEF House in Tokyo!

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  • 16 September 2011  109th report
    Tegami Project: Letters delivered from Morocco

    On 8 September, letters from children in Morocco ...

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  • September 2011  
    six-month report

    On 13 March, just two days following the earthquake, the Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) received the...

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  • 8 September 2011  108th report
    Records of the disaster UNICEF Photo Exhibition of the Great East Japan Earthquake underway until 11 September

    The date was 11 March 2011...

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  • 8 September 2011  107th report
    Many lives were lost on 11 March 2011, but we would like to celebrate the ones that were born. Now screening message video “Happy Birthday 3.11”.

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  • 6 September 2011  106th report
    Classes start at Kirikiri Preschool’s new temporary building in Otsuchi Town!

    On 17 August, Kirikiri Preschool in...

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  • 1 September 2011  105th report
    Thank-you messages from the affected areas received in response to the UNICEF Children’s Mini Library

    On 25 March, directly following...

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  • 30 August 2011  104th report
    Psychosocial care training held in the Yamamotocho district of Iwanuma City, Miyagi Prefecture

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF...

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  • 25 August 2011  103rd report
    Child Friendly Space “Futaba Square” set up for children in Fukushima

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF...

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  • 23 August 2011  102nd report
    Towards the complete restart of school lunches at all primary and junior high schools in Onagawa Town, Miyagi Prefecture

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  • 22 August 2011  101st report
    Tegami Project: Letters from the United States delivered at the Students’ Reunion in Futaba Town, Fukushima Prefecture

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  • 19 August 2011  100th report
    Mini soccer balls signed by Makoto Hasebe reenergize Tohoku children

    At the Miyagi Prefecture Inter-Junior High School Soccer Tournament...

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  • 17 August 2011  99th report
    The 34th Miyagi Sports Association Rubber Baseball Exchange Competition (Jumbo Tournament)! Playing baseball to encourage the swift recovery of our beloved hometown!

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  • 16 August 2011  98th report
    “Lights of Hope” warms Otsuchi Town, Iwate Prefecture to mark the five-month anniversary of the disaster

    On the night of 11 August, marking...

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  • 15 August 2011  97th report
    Child Friendly Spaces expand to temporary housing

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) has provided Child Friendly...

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  • 10 August 2011  96th report
    Report on the Iwate Prefecture Inter-Junior High School Athletic Competition -Pro athletes deliver passionate messages of encouragement to children-

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  • 2 August 2011  95th report
    United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon talks with high school students in Fukushima Prefecture

    On 1 August, temporary classes...

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  • 2 August 2011  94th report
    Fuji Kindergarten temporarily reopens in Yamamoto Town, Miyagi Prefecture!

    On 1 August, temporary classes...

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  • 29 July 2011  93rd report
    Phase 3 of the Tegami Project! Letters from Iceland are delivered to children at Kamaishi Preschool, Iwate Prefecture

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  • 28 July 2011  92nd report
    The 60th Miyagi Prefecture Inter-Junior High School Athletic Competition! Bringing together the dreams of Tohoku children!

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF ...

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  • 25 July 2011  91st report
    Phase 2 of the Tegami Project! Letters from children in Afghanistan are delivered to children in Fukushima

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  • 22 July 2011  90th report
    Phase 1 of the Tegami Project! Letters from children in Kenya are delivered to children in Miyagi

    Since the 11 March Great East...

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  • 20 July 2011  89th report
    The 58th Iwate Prefecture Inter-Junior High School Athletic Competition Sumo event

    On 18 July, the 58th Iwate...

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  • 15 July 2011  88th report
    The 58th Iwate Prefecture Inter-Junior High School Athletic Competition! Bringing together the dreams of Tohoku children

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  • 12 July 2011  87th report
    Health checkups bringing communities together

    Ms. Hatsue Kondo, a nurse from Minamisanriku Town, tells us...

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  • 11 July 2011  86th report
    Children from Onagawa Daiichi Junior High School visit the UNICEF House

    On 7 July (Thursday), four children...

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  • 8 July 2011  85th report
    Launch of the “Tegami Project”! Connecting Tohoku children with children from around the world!

    Letters from children around the...

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  • 6 July 2011  84th report
    Field Manager Fukuhara visits Miyagi Prefecture Governor Murai on completion of post

    Miho Fukuhara was dispatched from...

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  • 1 July 2011  83rd report
    Round table talk to consider reconstruction assistance for children

    Otsuchi Town, Iwate Prefecture...

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  • 29 June 2011  82nd report
    Reports from the play therapists: Getting closer to the hearts of children

    Since the disaster the ...

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  • 27 June 2011  81st report
    Preschool Reconstruction Assistance Project Report First report on reconstruction assistance for preschools in Miyagi

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF...

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  • 24 June 2011  80th report
    Psychosocial assistance for preschool-age children in Fukushima Provided by JCU and the Fukushima Society of Certified Clinical Psychologists

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  • 23 June 2011  79th report
    Preschool and Kindergarten Reconstruction Assistance Project “Everyone’s Kindergarten” Report of first workshop in Minamisanriku Town

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  • 21 June 2011  78th report
    Prefectural UNICEF Committee Activity Reports in Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake

    For two days on 16-17 June, ...

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  • 17 June 2011  77th report
    Iwate Prefecture Inter-High School Athletic Competition First and main event periods complete

    Students battled it out in the first...

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  • 16 June 2011  76th report
    UNICEF Children’s Bus Fieldtrips Part II Activity Report

    On 5 June (Sunday) and 11 June (Saturday), the second installment...

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  • 14 June 2011  75th report
    Makoto Hasebe donates book royalties and event proceeds to children in the disaster area

    On Monday, 13 June, Makoto...

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  • 13 June 2011  74th report
    Traveling UNICEF photo exhibition highlights disaster relief activities

    At 2:46 p.m. on Friday, 11 March, an earthquake of extraordinary scale...

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  • 10 June 2011  73rd report
    Child Friendly Reconstruction -The International Competition for the Disaster Recovery Plan after the Great East Japan Earthquake Support for “Wisdom and Dreams”-

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  • 8 June 2011  72nd report
    Infant medical checkups now restarted in 14 cities and towns in Miyagi Prefecture

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF ...

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  • 6 June 2011  71st report
    At Japan global meeting on development goals, UNICEF Executive Director highlights equity

    Reaching the world’s poorest and ...

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  • 6 June 2011  70th report
    Full-fledged restart of infant checkups and vaccinations in Rikuzentakata City

    In Rikuzentakata City, infant...

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  • 3 June 2011  69th report
    UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake visits the UNICEF House

    UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake took the time yesterday...

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  • 2 June 2011  68th report
    Children that supported others around the world

    Since the 11 March disaster the Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) has...

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  • 1 June 2011  67th report
    Iwate Otsuchi Preschool reopens after nearly 80 days

    On the morning of 1 June, Otsuchi Preschool in Otsuchi Town...

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  • 31 May 2011  66th report
    Update from Rikuzentakata on the Iwate Prefecture Inter-High School Athletic Competition

    On 20 May, the 63rd Iwate...

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  • 30 May 2011  65th report
    Temporary building for Otsuchi Preschool almost complete!

    The construction of a temporary school building for Otsuchi...

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  • 27 May 2011  64th report
    Play therapy training at kindergartens and preschools in Miyagi Prefecture

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF...

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  • 25 May 2011  63rd report
    Assistance for restarting infant checkups and vaccinations in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture

    Miyagi Prefecture was severely...

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  • 24 May 2011  62nd report
    Assistance for temporary building construction and major repairs for kindergartens and preschools

    In consideration of this situation...

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  • 23 May 2011  61st report
    Kick off of the Iwate Prefecture Inter-High School Athletic Competition!Children from all parts of Iwate Prefecture join!

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  • 20 May 2011  60th report
    Deliver a book, create a smile.The UNICEF Children’s Mini Library project continues!

    The UNICEF Children’s Mini Library...

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  • 18 May 2011  59th report
    Assistance for orphaned children: Ensuring the best interest of the children

    Yoko Kobayashi is a child...

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  • 18 May 2011  58th report
    JCU assists restart of infant medical checkups and vaccinations in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture

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  • 16 May 2011  57th report
    UNICEF “Let’s Play! The Outdoors Playtime Project” starts in Fukshima!

    On 16 May, the Japan Committee...

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  • 13 May 2011  56th report
    'Beyond School Books' – a podcast series on education in emergencies

    GENEVA, Switzerland, 13 May 2011 – Last year, children bore their share...

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  • 13 May 2011  55th report
    Flushable toilets installed at Minamisoma City primary schools

    Due to the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station,...

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  • 12 May 2011  54th report
    UNICEF Children’s Bus Fieldtrips Sign up for the “Let’s Play! The Outdoors Playtime Project” in Fukshima!

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  • 11 May 2011  53rd report
    The “Chakkoi” Picture Book Library

    Today marks exactly two months since the largest recorded earthquake in Japanese history...

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  • 10 May 2011  52nd report
    Vital partners that support JCU assistance activities

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) has carried out assistance...

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  • 9 May 2011  51st report
    UNICEF Children’s Bus Fieldtrips Children smiling everywhere

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) held UNICEF Children’s Bus...

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  • 6 May 2011  50th report
    UNICEF Children’s Bus Fieldtrips Exchange through Soccer: A tribute to reconstructing Tohoku!

    On 4 May (Wednesday), a soccer...

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  • 2 May 2011  49th report
    Ambassador Agnes Chan’s visit to Iwate Prefecture: Fourth Edition “The only thing left was the gate”

    On the third day of her visit to...

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  • 30 April 2011  48th report
    Ambassador Agnes Chan’s visit to Iwate Prefecture: Third Edition “I can still hear the cheering children!”

    “While surrounding settlements...

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  • 29 April 2011  47th report
    Ambassador Agnes Chan’s visit to Iwate Prefecture: Second Edition A completely devastated city

    “A lot has already been cleaned...

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  • 30 April 2011  46th report
    Assistance for vulnerable children

    Since the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) has focused on...

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  • 28 April 2011  45th report
    Ambassador Agnes Chan visits the disaster area in Iwate Prefecture

    Ambassador of the Japan...

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  • 25 April 2011  44th report
    Moroccan children send messages of solidarity to earthquake-hit Japan

    RABAT, Morocco, 25 April 2011...

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  • 26 April 2011  43rd report
    Continued assistance to schools: Children attend school entrance ceremonies

    The tsunami triggered by the...

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  • 26 April 2011  42nd report
    Ensuring child-friendly reconstruction! JCU announces overview of future assistance plan

    The Great East Japan Earthquake...

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  • 25 April 2011  41st report
    UNICEF Children’s Mini Libraries making children smile again!

    Today the Japanese Committee for UNCIEF (JCU) worked together...

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  • 21 April 2011  40th report
    MLB delivers baseball goods to children in the disaster area

    Today the Japanese Committee for UNCIEF (JCU) worked together...

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  • 21 April 2011  39th report
    Volunteers on the frontline of assistance activities

    Today many schools in the disaster area held opening...

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  • 20 April 2011  38th report
    Medical checkups restarted for infants in Iwate Prefecture!

    On 19 April the Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) began assistance...

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  • 19 April 2011  37th report
    JCU Representative Director/Vice-Chairman visits the disaster area

    On 18 April, Representative Director and Vice-Chairman for the...

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  • 18 April 2011  36th report
    Back to School and Back to Kindergarten Campaigns

    More than five weeks have passed since the Great East Japan...

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  • 15 April 2011  35th report
    Reconfirmed resolve for providing assistance

    Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) ambassador Agnes Chan has...

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  • 13 April 2011  34th report
    Working towards child friendly reconstruction!JCU Ambassador Agnes Chan visits disaster site in Miyagi Prefecture

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  • 13 April 2011  33rd report
    Launch of infant nutrition consultation hotline

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) has set up a free hotline...

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  • 12 April 2011  32nd report
    Schools reopen in the disaster area!

    An entrance and opening ceremony were held at Daini Primary School in Onagawa Town in Miyagi Prefecture...

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  • 11 April 2011  31st report
    Assistance for children one month following the earthquake disaster

    Exactly one month has passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake shook...

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  • 10 April 2011  30th report
    Official outlook released on children orphaned as a result of the disaster

    Today, the Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) and UNICEF Tokyo...

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  • 9 April 2011  29th report
    Psychological assistance through playing

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) is working to create...

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  • 8 April 2011  28th report
    Nonstop efforts towards reopening schools

    The first entrance and opening ceremonies for schools in...

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  • 7 April 2011  27th report
    Assistance for healthcare and nutrition

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) continues to implement...

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  • 6 April 2011  26th report
    Support breast-feeding during times of disaster!

    Today, in order to better promote...

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  • 5 April 2011  25th report
    Preparations for the Back to School and Back to Kindergarten campaigns

    As a part of efforts being...

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  • 4 April 2011  24th report
    UNICEF Children’s Mini Library: The first shipment arrives at the disaster area!

    Today, the first shipment of picture...

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  • 2 April 2011  23rd Report
    Start of psychological assistance training

    Over three weeks have passed since the earthquake and the grave...

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  • 2 April 2011  22nd Report
    “Please send us books!” Now accepting requests from kindergartens, preschools and other institutions in disaster areas.

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  • 1 April 2011  21st Report
    UNICEF Children’s Mini Library Project: Apology and request

    On 25 March, the Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) began...

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  • 31 March 2011  20th Report
    Child Friendly Spaces: Network of assistance grows in disaster areas

    The Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) has been working to...

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  • 30 March 2011  19th Report
    Early Child Development Kits 2: Kits depart Copenhagen for Japan

    From 25 March, Early Child Development kits and recreation...

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  • 28 March 2011  18th Report
    Major League Baseball and players association commit $500,000 to UNICEF toward Japan relief effort

    Major League Baseball (MLB) and ...

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  • 28 March 2011  17th Report
    JCU staff partnering with UNICEF experts

    More than two weeks have already passed since a major earthquake...

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  • 27 March 2011  16th Report
    Deliver a book, create a smile.

    The UNICEF Children’s Mini Library Project was launched on 25 March, and despite it being only the first day of the project, ...

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  • 26 March 2011  15th Report
    Partnering with groups of Japanese and foreign experts

    On the evening of 25 March, the first Early Child Development (ECD) kits were...

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  • 25 March 2011  14th Report
    Deliver a book, create a smile.
    Launch of the Children’s Mini Library for children victim to the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake

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  • 25 March 2011  13th Report
    Early Childhood Development(ECD)Kits for the Children of Ishinomaki

    On the afternoon of March 23rd, Early Childhood Development(ECD)Kits and...

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26 March 2011  12th Report
It may only be for a moment, but the children are able to smile again
23 March 2011  11th Report
The first flight carrying relief goods from overseas arrives at Narita Airport
22 March 2011  10th Report
Support Supplies from Overseas to Arrive Soon
22 March 2011  9th Report
Meeting in Fukushima and Iwate Prefectures on Details of Support
20 March 2011  8th Report
Details of Support Agreed with Miyagi Prefecture
19 March 2011  7th Report
First Shipment of Relief Supplies, 20 Tons of Drinking Water, Arrives at Disaster Hit Areas Support is Pouring in!
Thank You Very Much for Your Generous Support
18 March 2011  6th Report
The Japan Committee for UNICEF Dispatches Relief Goods and Japanese Experts to Disaster Hit Areas
17 March 2011  5th Report
Japanese Experts from Somalia, Afghanistan, and Tokyo Office Are Dispatched to Work with the Japan Committee for UNICEF
16 March 2011  4th Report
Messages to Disaster Hit Areas from Ms. Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Dr. Agnes Chan, and Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara
14 March 2011  3rd Report
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami
14 March 2011  2nd Report
UNICEF Offers Support to Japan for the First Time in Half a Century Japan Committee for UNICEF Prepares Support for Disaster Hit Areas and Begins Calls for Emergency Donations
11 March 2011  1st Report
Psychological Support for Children


Makoto Hasebe

Makoto Hasebe

Yuki Abe

Yuki Abe

Asaka Seto

Asaka Seto

Karen Michibata

Karen Michibata

Agnes Chan  Ambassador of the Japan Committee for UNICEF

Agnes Chan  Ambassador of the Japan Committee for UNICEF

Shigeaki Hinohara  Ambassador of the Japan Committee for UNICEF

Shigeaki Hinohara  Ambassador of the Japan Committee for UNICEF

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