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UM to Fukushima: Finding Home After Fallout

This year's international reporting trip will travel to Japan.

The UM School of Journalism is proud to present the 2018 international reporting trip to South Korea in partnership with CityLab to report on urban news and issues. The aftermath of 2011's tsunami, earthquake and nuclear meltdown displaced thousands of Japanese citizens. In the wake of disaster, how do you rebuild your home? Visit our new website: https://mtjourabroad.wixsite.com/umtofukushima

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This trip to Japan and past international reporting trips to Germany and India are organized through the University of Montana School of Journalism.

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We're live at Tohoku University Library, where we're presenting our work to the community. Edit: due to tech issues, our live broadcast stopped prematurely. The final portion of the broadcast will be uploaded shortly.

Katy Spence is live from NEWSée in Ishinomaki, a museum displaying handwritten newspapers from immediately after 3.11.

Sydney MacDonald is live from the International Research Institute of Disaster Science at Tohoku University.

Bowen West is live in front of the Tohoku library at Tohoku University, the University of Montana's sister school since September 2016. We had the chance to tour the campus thanks to the wonderful international student group who showed us around and ate lunch with us. https://mtjourabroad.wixsite.com/umtofukushima

Parker Seibold is live from Sendai Castle checking out the ancient structures and beautiful views! Keep following us for more updates throughout our last week in Japan! And check out our website at https://mtjourabroad.wixsite.com/umtofukushima

Ryan Wozniak goes live from Matsushima on the small island of Fuukurajima, where Montana Journalism Abroad went to the Zuiganji temple, ate beef tongue, and enjoyed the day off before the start of reporting in Sendai.

Ryan Wozniak tunes in to talk about our travels through the no-go zone today in Fukushima.

Live from Naraha, the first town to lift its evacuation order! Today, we are at the consolidated school that opened recently in April.

We're live in Iwaki City, and Sammi Queenan is here with an update on what we've been up to.

Bowen West is live on a fishing boat off the coast of Japan, learning about how 3.11 is still affecting the fishing industry.

Sydney MacDonald is live on the new seawall at Hisonohama, which locals hope will protect them from another tsunami.

The group is heading to Iwaki. Katy Spence and Sydney MacDonald have an in-transit update for you. In the meantime, check out our website: https://mtjourabroad.wixsite.com/umtofukushima. New content will be coming in the next day or so.

Ryan Wozniak is live in Kamakura at Hase Temple, with some former UM students; Sawako Ito, Kayoko Ikeue, Emi Nagai. Some people have gathered to collect money for children affected before the giant statue of Buddha.

Live from across the National Diet Building with Parker Seibold. We are getting the scoop for an activism story that we will be publishing on our website soon! Stay tuned.

Sammi Queenan and Andrea Bruce are live in Harajuku, Tokyo, at the Bengal Cat's Cafe.

We're live at 権八西麻布 Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu, better known as the Kill Bill restaurant. Bowen West has the details.

We're live from TV Asahi in Tokyo, the country's most popular news program is airing right now. We just witnessed a breaking news story about an email between the Department of Education and Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, which implied a connection with some recent faculty turnover. Ryan Wozniak has this story.

We are live from Yokohama stadium checking out how Japan does baseball and it is pure insanity!!

Short recap of this morning live from the Tokyo subway!

We're at the earthquake simulator in Tokyo, many of us experiencing for the first time what a major earthquake feels like.

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Montana Journalism Abroad: Stories form the Korean Peninsula

This year's international reporting trip will travel to South Koran Visit our new website: https://mjakorea.com

Please consider donating to our trip! http://jour.umt.edu/student-projects/mtjour-abroad/donate.php Twitter: @mt_jour_abroad Instagram: mt_journalism_abroad This trip to South Korea and past international reporting trips to Japan, Germany and India are organized through the University of Montana School of Journalism.