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Disaster Relief Efforts in Mie Prefecture (updated)

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Japan Sep 16, 2011

Latest article from the Tenrikyo Japanese website RSS feed: Typhoon No. 12 (aka Talas), the largest typhoon to hit Japan in over 20 years, brought record rains to the Kii Peninsula. The Mie Diocese Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps (DRHC) was dispatched to Kiho-cho, Mie Prefecture, between September 9 and 11. A total of 121 members […]

Doyusha Video: Disaster Relief Efforts in Fukushima and Niigata

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Japan Aug 13, 2011

A news video (in Japanese only) on recent Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps’ (DRHC) efforts has been posted on the Tenrikyo Japanese website. Here is a translation of the narration: The Tenrikyo DRHC was dispatched on August 2 to areas affected by torrential rain in Niigata. The downpour in Fukushima and Niigata prefectures between July 27 […]

Taiwan Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps Dispatched to Tohoku Region

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Japan, Tenrikyo Links Jun 10, 2011

A news video (in Japanese only) has been posted on the Tenrikyo Japanese website. Here is a translation of the narration: Between May 30* and June 3, the Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps (DRHC) in Taiwan, which is the only formally organized corps overseas, was dispatched to areas affected by the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. This […]

Disaster Relief Info Via Google Images Search

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Japan, Tenrikyo Links May 24, 2011

A little over a week ago, I did some searching via Google Images with selected key terms. Although I didn’t necessarily really find what I was searching for, I am presenting here a sample of articles and blogs I had stumbled upon in the process. While all the sites below are in Japanese, I felt […]

The Shinbashira Meets with Survivors and Hinokishin Corps Members

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Japan, Tenrikyo Links May 14, 2011

On May 5, the Shinbashira, Zenji Nakayama, visited affected areas in Fukushima and Ibaraki prefectures to give encouragement to survivors of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in addition to those who were participating in relief efforts. This was his third visit to areas affected by the March 11 disaster. He visited Ibaraki Diocese Office in […]

More Disaster Relief News Videos

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Japan, Tenrikyo Links May 10, 2011

Posting links to three Doyusha videos. (Sorry, videos only in Japanese. Translation of the narration provided below.) Disaster Relief in Inawashiro-machi: Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps (DRHC) members belonging to Tenrikyo Young Men’s Association Headquarters were dispatched to Inawashiro-machi, Fukushima Prefecture, between April 13 and 23. They cooperated with members of Fukushima Diocese DRHC to serve […]

Doyusha Videos: Hinokishin Day, Women’s Association Convention, Disaster Relief Hinokishin

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Japan, Tenrikyo Links Apr 30, 2011

Posting links to three recent Doyusha videos (sorry, videos only in Japanese) Hinokishin Day 2011. The slogan for this year’s Hinokishin Day was “Overflowing with gratitude and radiating with joy: Let’s do hinokishin.” Roughly 4,500 participants in Tenri—including Church Headquarters staff members and students of Shuyoka and Tenri schools—engaged in hinokishin activities at 53 sites […]

Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps Dispatched To Fukushima

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Japan Apr 19, 2011

Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps (DRHC) of Oyasato Diocese will be cooking at evacuation centers in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures between April 13 and 22. Prior to this on April 11, a base of operations was opened in a community center in Inawashiro-machi. Oyasato Diocese DRHC cooperated with Fukushima Diocese members to provide food. Information source: […]

Over 3,000 Participate in Disaster Hinokishin Relief Efforts

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Japan Apr 19, 2011

According to statistics from Church Headquarters, a grand total of 3,053 Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps (DRHC) members took part in hinokishin efforts in the month since the March 11 Tohoku Earthquake.

4/11/2011 Disaster Relief Update

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Japan Apr 11, 2011

Picking up some updated info from the latest issue of Tenri jiho (4/10/2011) and other sources: On March 23, Tenrikyo Disaster Relief Headquarters shifted their base of operations in Iwate Prefecture from Iwai Bunkyokai, which is located inland, to Senmayacho-Minami Center in Ichinoseki City in order to be closer to the coast. Toyama Diocese Disaster […]