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Bakery stands out in tsunami wasteland

By Karyn Poupee

Lifestyle Oct. 02, 2011 - 11:21PM JST ( 7 )

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zichiOct. 02, 2011 - 08:49AM JST

The road to recovery and rebuilding lives will be a long and slow one, but I was happy to read this story.
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VirtuosoOct. 02, 2011 - 10:32AM JST

The thronging Eclair bakery with its pristine white shop front

I think the "thronging" is done by customers, not by the bakery. Suggest "popular" be substituted.
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Nicky WashidaOct. 02, 2011 - 10:56AM JST

The key piece of information in the story is missing - how did the bakery survive when everything around it didnt? There is no mention of that, and that is the first thing I thought on reading the title.
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tokyokawasakiOct. 02, 2011 - 11:14AM JST

Nicky, it was probably rebuilt/repaired? I have volunteered 3 times in Ishinomaki, and apart from up in the hills I never saw anything that could be reopened without extensive rebuilding work. Most of the flat land in Ishinomaki is at sea level, and the destruction pushed inshore for at least 3 kilometers.

Very sad yet it is great to see the shops slowly starting to reopen. I just worry about the future. I know most of the residents have or are still planning to leave, which only makes it harder for those that decide to stay...
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as_the_crow_fliesOct. 02, 2011 - 10:41PM JST

Yes, it was rebuilt. They'd just opened a couple of weeks before when I went up in August, and it was the only new building in that area, Koganehana, apart from the also newly built Seven-Eleven. I bought a few things there, and yes, they were great, so friendly and it was great to see at least one local business in an area that's just dead after nightfall, even though people live in the area.
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Nicky WashidaOct. 03, 2011 - 07:47AM JST

@tokyokawasaki

ah, ok. I can only imagine what it is like up there. Any foreigner such as you who goes up there to help makes me REALLY proud to be honest. It is my private wish that all the help that foreigners have given so far will gradually help to change the perception of us here. I have done a lot of "coordinating" on the ground in Tokyo for our trucks going up there, and I really want to get up there myself but I cant leave the kids for 3 days - well, I can (!) but there is no-one to watch them!
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BigMike SurfOct. 03, 2011 - 10:22PM JST

Aloha all. I was in Ishinomaki volunteering from April to July. It was very sad to see complete towns destroyed. Its nice too hear that some shops are rebuilding. I pray every day for the people of Tohoku. May you be blessed with much ALOHA. FROM HAWAII BIGMIKE.