In Aceh, Indonesia, which was damaged by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, a memorial service was held on the 11th, 11 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake.

After the Great East Japan Earthquake, Aceh, Indonesia, which killed more than 160,000 people in the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, learned about each other's experiences and reconstruction steps with the affected areas such as Miyagi and Iwate prefectures. I have deepened exchanges.



On the 11th, 11 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, locals held a memorial service at the Tsunami Museum in Banda Aceh, the capital of the state, and people who were affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami and visited Japan. About 40 people attended, including one.

At the ceremony, local elementary and junior high school students who are learning Japanese wore yukata and performed Japanese songs to convey their thoughts on reconstruction to the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.



In addition, a woman from Ache, who was studying at a graduate school in Kyoto, entered Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture one month after the earthquake, and introduced her experience of joining a soup kitchen volunteer at an evacuation center.



In Aceh, more than 17 years after the Indian Ocean tsunami, the number of generations who have not experienced the tsunami is increasing, so some people attended the memorial service with their children in order to raise their children's awareness of disaster prevention.



A 17-year-old female student who attended said, "I would like to express my condolences to all those affected by the disaster in Japan and tell them to move forward. Disasters always occur, so I want to prepare to minimize the damage. I was talking.

Exchange with Miyagi Higashi Matsushima City from 2013

Banda Aceh, Indonesia, which was severely damaged by the Indian Ocean Tsunami, has been conducting exchanges and training among city officials and residents since 2013 in order to promote reconstruction together with Higashimatsushima City, Miyagi Prefecture, which was damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake. I did.



Mr. Yusrida Arnita of Banda Aceh visited Higashi Matsushima City twice from 2015, and it left a strong impression that household waste was properly sorted and disposed of, and the city was kept clean. It is called Ta.



At that time, there was no garbage collection point in Banda Aceh, and garbage from homes was dumped in the river.

From around 2016, Yusurida and his colleagues have been receiving advice on how to separate recyclable waste by interacting with the person in charge of Higashi Matsushima City and the merits of sorting, and now the collection point for separating waste in Banda Aceh City is It spreads in 35 places.



Mr. Yusurida Arnita said, "I heard from the staff of Higashi Matsushima City that the separation of garbage was not rooted in Japan before, and I thought that there was nothing impossible, so I decided to continue my activities in the future. I want to go. "



In addition, Mr. Suzuki, the chief of the Higashi Matsushima City Citizens' Life Division, who gave advice to Yusurida and others, said, "I am surprised to hear that the activities are still continuing in Banda Aceh. I'm glad that I got conscious in the meantime. "