{"id":21711,"date":"2011-10-04T11:26:36","date_gmt":"2011-10-04T15:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=21711"},"modified":"2011-10-04T11:55:26","modified_gmt":"2011-10-04T15:55:26","slug":"return-to-tohoku-update-10-04-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2011\/10\/04\/return-to-tohoku-update-10-04-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Return to Tohoku Update 10.04.11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>***************<\/p>\n<p>Here are updates from a few more of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2011\/08\/16\/ottawa-jet-alum-brent-stirling-to-visit-tohoku-as-part-of-mofa-program\/\">20 Tohoku region JET alumni selected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to return to their town<\/a>\u00a0to both engage in volunteer efforts and also help document and share what\u2019s going on there.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rafu.com\/news\/tag\/audrey-shiomi\/\">Audrey Shiomi<\/a> (CIR <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pref.miyagi.jp\/kankou\/EN\/\">Miyagi<\/a>-ken, Sendai-shi, 1999-2001)<\/strong>\u00a0has had some of her excellent writing and observations published in a series titled\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rafu.com\/news\/tag\/tohoku-travelogue\/\">Tohoku Travelogue<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/rafu.com\/news\/tag\/tohoku-travelogue\/\">http:\/\/rafu.com\/news\/tag\/tohoku-travelogue\/<\/a>)<\/strong>\u00a0including:<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/rafu.com\/news\/2011\/10\/sendai-moving-on-from-tragedy\/\">Moving On From Tragedy<\/a>&#8221; 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