At a lecture to the Japan Society on 11 October 2011, Christopher and Phillida Purvis reported on their visit to the Tohoku region six months after the earthquake and tsunami.

During this trip, they visited towns and villages in all three prefectures and spoke with many of those who were involved in recovery projects.

Some 130 people attended the event, including members of the Japan Society, donors to the Tohoku Earthquake Relief Fund and members of the general public. It was a clear demonstration that the situation in Tohoku is still very much on people’s minds. As Christopher and Phillida found during their visit, support shown by people all over the world, including the UK, has been of some comfort and encouragement to those whose lives have been so devastated by this disaster.

Full text of their talk may be read online or downloaded as Word documents here.