Japanology Plus Season 8 Episode 5 Japanophiles: Richard Halberstadt 2021
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On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake off the coast of northeast Japan caused a devastating tsunami that left around 18,000 people dead or unaccounted for. Ishinomaki, in Miyagi Prefecture, was one of the worst-affected areas. In a Japanophiles interview, Peter Barakan meets a long-term resident of the city: Richard Halberstadt, from the UK. Halberstadt talks about the disaster and its aftermath, and explains why he decided to stay and help Ishinomaki recover.
- Released: 2021-03-16
- Runtime: 28 minutes
- Genre: Documentary, Talk
- Stars: Peter Barakan, Emma Howard
- Director: Tetra Tanizaki, rocomoon
