On Feb. 1, Sunday, “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” was shown as a part of the program, “Iwaki Town Development and Reconstruction Symposium: Regional Revitalization by the Young Generation” held at Iwaki Alios. The student directors, Tachibana and Suzuki, took part and conducted a talk session. Many high school students from Iwaki were participating and there were questions from them at the talk event as well. It was a screening event that revealed the significance of delivering “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” to the younger generation. (Akagi)

On Jan. 26, “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” was shown at the German students community in University of Tsukuba, “Baumkuchener Verein”. A total of about 30 Japanese and German students took part. The student directors, Okazaki and Sasaki, were the presenters, and after the screening, a discussion was held involving the entire group. The student directors raised the questions about the harmful rumors due to the nuclear power station accident and about the fading of the memory, within Japan, of the devastating earthquake. Comments from the crowd pointed to the importance to reexamine Japan from a global standpoint and suggested that there should be more effort to show the movie abroad.
On Feb. 20, a screening intended for students and citizens will be held at the University of Bonn in Germany. Two of our student directors will fly over for the event and we expect a lively discussion on the day. We would like to thank the members of “Baumkuchener Verein” and all those who took part. (Iida)

On Nov. 1st and 2nd, “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” was shown at a symposium called “Fukushima-Tokushima, Let’s Shine Together Project”, held at the University of Tokushima. It was a project by Kakuhisa Ono, who appeared in “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)”. At the talk event after the showing, the production staff and student directors came on stage, as well as the guests, Shinko Shimomura, who also appeared in the film, and Yoshio Satomi, who conducts study tours of the districts near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and of the disaster-stricken areas. After the talk event, an opportunity to speak with the participants in the World Café style was organized, and a discussion was carried out under the theme of “Fukushima now”, covering the issues that are relevant now and how to give support to these issues and the ways to keep the tragedy of the earthquake from fading into oblivion. The proactive approach of the participants, who each spoke from their own points of view, once again confirmed me of the importance of the dialog after the film showing. I would like to thank Mr. Ono and all those involved.
(Iida)

On Oct. 23 (Thursday) at Tsukuba University, “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” was shown at the Special Meeting of the Mega Quake Risk Management Project. After the showing, the 2 student directors and production staff came on stage and, reflecting on the period when they were collecting material, spoke about their experiences and thoughts. Some in the audience had come from outside the prefecture, and during the Q&A period, many people expressed their opinions and what they thought of the film.
I would like to thank the people who came and the project members.
(Iida)