Why I haven't written on my blog recently.

 

Sometimes we can’t find the words.

Or the words we can find are just not enough.

That’s one reason why I have not written my blog since March 11th.

 

I have felt numb inside watching the images, reading the news every day, feeling the pain of the tragedy and catastrophe that is happening just a short distance away from Tokyo.

And to write anything on this blog about my life, my work or activities during this time just seemed so trivial, so self-absorbed, so insignificant, somehow.

 

It must be unbelievably painful for so many people in Miyagi, Fukushima and Iwate to try to come to terms with their sudden loss of family members and friends, houses, jobs and more. I can’t imagine what it must be like living in evacuation shelters, in cramped conditions, many still without electricity and running water.

 

And the nuclear disaster is extremely worrying. All of us are concerned about radiation in the food chain and that is going to be a long-term problem, the consequences of which nobody is really sure.

I really hope that Japan will gradually close down all of its nuclear power plants and fund the development of renewable energy resources instead.

I already felt this way long before the current crisis.

 

But despite the uncertainty I did not leave and am still here teaching, writing, translating and holding events.

I am trying to stay cheerful. Moping around certainly won’t help one little bit.

 

So I will start posting news about recent or upcoming projects or  events again soon.

 

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