“It’s no good if I quit” Thoughts on my hometown written in my diary | NHK. Makiko Mizukoshi (52), who lives in Anamizu Town, Ishikawa Prefecture.

She was born the daughter of a long-established bookstore. She decided to write a diary to record her daily events and feelings days after the earthquake. "I don't even know what the day of the week is. I don't know what it is," she says.