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January 18, 2012
In January, 2012, Ramona Bajema and Kyoko Sakurai traveled to the coastline of Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures – Yamamoto-cho, Shinchi-machi, Minami Sôma, and Sôma for a distribution with AmeriCares partner, Institute for Cultural Affairs (ICA). While the communities receive less attention from health department regulators, radiation contamination brings a measure of fear and uncertainty for residents. Below are Ramona’s impressions from the first day of the distribution.