January 17^th Keep
the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in Our Memories
  -Our mission for the 21st century- (2001-2002)

This booklet is reedited in English according to the category of contents from two booklets written in Japanese which are based on the "The Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Events -Keep the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in Our Memories-" in Maiko HS, Hyogo, Japan on January 17th, 2001 and January 19th, 2002.

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Contribution to the publication
Memorial Lecture Volunteer Work What Should Restoration Be? Human Rights Appendix Message from Maiko HS Teachers	Volunteer at Welfare Center Mental Care Lifeline Mass Media	Administration Disaster Prevention Natural Science Other Disasters * These scripts are summary.

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§ Contribution to the publication

6 years have passed since the serious hit of the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake. Although this earthquake robbed many people of their lives and assets, it taught us many useful lessons about how precious our lives are and how nice it is to help one another at the same time.

Now we are preparing for the first challenge in Japan of the opening of the " Environmental Disaster Prevention Course" for the 2002 academic year. It is also an honor to open the seminars "1.17 Keep the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in Our Memories -Our mission for the 21st century-" at Maiko High School.

In the words of Torahiko Terada, Japanese literati, "Natural disasters may come when we forget about them". We might forget the lessons we learned from the earthquake as time passes, thus we planned these open seminars to have opportunities to consider the earthquake in multilateral ways for the younger generations who will carry our future and responsibilities.

§ Memorial Lecture

· Mental care after the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake(2001)	Masami TANIGUCHI, Clinical Psychologist.
· Learning from the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake(2002)	Toshitami KAIHARA, Former Hyogo Pref. Governor

§ Volunteer Work

· Understanding each other through music(2001)	Mr. Shibun IN, Foreign Student from Taiwan, Ryutu Science Univ. Ms. Kourei LI, Soprano Singer and Judicial Interpreter.
· Earthquakes and rural district's role(2001)	Mr. Ichiro MOTONO, Economical Manager of JA Hyogo Rokko.
· Volunteer work of the "Interact" club in Sasayama Houmei HS(2002)	Sasayama Houmei High School Interact Club.
· Hyogo rescue support motorbike network(2002)	Yoshifumi SUGIO, Representative of Hyogo Pref, Japan Rescue Bike.
· Earthquakes and volunteers(2002)	Satoshi HIRAYAMA, Member of Kobe YWCA Restoration Committee.
· Activities of junior high school students and "EARTH"(2002)	Teacher at Hokudan-Higashi Junior HS.

§ What Should Restoration Be?

· Making lives resistant to disasters -Comparison between cities and villages-(2001)	Mr. Kazushi OHMURA, Farmer, Maiko HS Alumnus.
· Volunteer work and community(2001)	Mr. Takayuki UCHIHIRA, Ph.D. Student of Natural Science, Kobe Univ.
· Problems in temporary and restoration housing(2001)	Mr. Toshio MURATA, Chairman of the Resident's Association.
· Restoration after the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake(2002)	Mr. Ryuichi HASHIMOTO, Officer at "Coop" Kobe Project Department.

§ Human Rights

· Disaster experience report from foreigners living in Japan(2001)	Mr. Junichi HIBINO, Ex-Mainichi Newspaper Journalist.
· Friendship and trust with Japanese as a Korean living in Japan(2001)	Mr. Jyonun PAN
· Living with my handicapped son(2001)	Mrs.Yukiko OKUMURA

§ Volunteer at Welfare Center.

· Learning from what we lost in the earthquake(2001)	Mr. Masumi ISHIKAWA
· Handicapped people in the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake(2002)	Mr. Kazuto KIRA,   Officer at Tomorrow Edition. Mr. Hiroyuki NAGI,   Officer at the Support Center for the Handicapped People.

§ Mental Care

· An encounter with a girl(2001)	Mr. Teruo YOSHIDA, Policeman.
· Let's experience what mental care is!?(2001)	Mr. Katsuhiko SUMIMOTO, School Psychologist.
· Damage done to children in the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake(2002)	Mr. Yoshiyasu YAMADA, Doctor at Rokko Island Hospital.
· Mental care in the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake(2002)	Mr. Kenjiro SAKATA, Professor at Kobe Women's Univ.

§ Lifeline

· Restoration and rehabilitation operations in electricity supply(2001)	Mr. Noboru OGAWA, Officer at Kansai Electricity Corp.
· Damages involving gas and restoration operations(2001)	Mr. Shuzo FUKAMI, Chief Officer at Osaka Gas Corp.
· Restoration operations of the Hankyu Railway Tracks(2001)	Mr. Yoshiaki MIYAKE, Officer at Hankyu Railway Corp. Mr. Masakazu JOUNAN,   Officer at Hankyu Railway Corp.
· Restoration of waterworks after the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake(2002)	Kenji MIYANE, Daikichi KAWAHARA. Officer at Kobe Waterworks Department, Tarumi Center.
· Restoration of Daikai Station, the Kobe Kousoku Railway(2002)	Shinji INOUE, Engineering officer, Kobe Kousoku Railway Corp.

§ Mass Media

· The day the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake occurred(2001)	Mr. Osamu MIYATA, NHK Osaka Executive Anchor Man.
· Earthquake and the role of the local media(2001)	Mr. Toshinori MASUNO, Kobe Newspaper Journalist.
· Local radio station in the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake(2002)	Hiroyuki SAEGUSA, Radio Kansai Radio Station.

§ Administration

· The role of police in the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake(2001)	Mr. Riichi NAGAKI, Policeman.
· Make better use of the experiences in the earthquake(2002)	Mr. Hiroki KIMURA, Disaster Prevention Project Officer, Hyogo Pref.
· Activity of the traffic riot police in the Hanshi-Awaji earthquake(2002)	Mr. Hidenori FUJIWARA, Traffic Riot Policeman, Hyogo Pref.

§ Disaster Prevention

· Reading the "Living for the future"(2002)	Mr. Akio SUGIYAMA, Emeritus Professor at Kobe Univ.
· Disaster prevention education in Hyogo Prefecture(2001)	Mr. Kouichi ARAI, Member of Disaster Prevention Education, Hyogo Pref.
· Can you defend your precious people?(2001)	Mr. Yoshiki INOUE, Kobe City Security Committee Member.
· Community disaster prevention(2001)	Mr. Yukinori IWASHITA, Tarumi Fire Department Officer.
· The safe shelter at Mikage HS(2002)	Teacher at Suzuran-dai HS.
· Community management through events(2002)	Mrs. Rikiko SUGIYAMA, Officer at Takamaru Disaster Prevention and Welfare

§ Natural Science

· Earthquakes and active faults(2001)	Mr. Hideaki HIGASHIHAMA
· Did dolphins know that the earthquake would happen!?(2001)	Mr. Michihiro TAKI, Dolphin Trainer at Suma Marine Park.
· Disaster rescue dogs and therapy dogs(2001)	Mrs. Machiko TADA, Chairperson of the Japan Rescue Association.
· Ground structure and natural disaster(2002)	Mr. Toshiharu NISHIMURA, Professor at Hyogo Education Univ.
· Weather disaster and information(2002)	Mr. Nobuaki HIRAMATSU, Officer at Kansai Branch, Japan Weather Association. Mr. Kazuhiro YAMAGUCHI, Officer at Japan System Corp.

§ Other Disasters

· Activities for disaster prevention in the world(2002)	Mr. Rajib SHAW, Officer at UNCRD Disaster Management Planning Hyogo Office.
· Rescue activities from Kobe(2002)	Mr. Yoshihiro HAYASHI, Community Disaster Prevention Section, Kobe City.
· Heavy rain in the Tokai area(2002)	Mr. Kenichi HOSOGAYA, Officer at Disaster Prevention Section, Nagoya City.
· Nankai earthquake and Southern Tokai earthquake(2002)	Mr. Shigehiro KATO, Officer at Public Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo.
· The Tokai earthquake(2002)	Mr. Morio INO, Professor of Environmental Disaster Prevention Departure, Fujitokoha Univ.

§ Appendix

· Thanks -Maiko HS learn more and send messages-(2001)	Creative 21 Promotion Committee 1/17 Memorial Events Executive Committee
· Disaster Prevention Check-up(2001)	Mr. Satoki OBATA, Member of Disaster Prevention Education, Hyogo Pref.
· Maiko HS Boiled Rice Annual Event for 1,000 people	Mr. Teruaki YAMADA.

§ Message from Maiko HS Teachers

In the cooking event with parents and students, I found myself absorbed in cooking together. I found that I was beginning to forget about the earthquake. For keeping the earthquake in mind, I think it is important to take over and continue these cooking activities.

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