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To commemorate the three-month anniversary of the March 2011 Japan earthquake that rocked the country and triggered a devastating tsunami, Link TV is airing a special NHK documentary series called Standing Up, Moving Forward. The three-part series highlights the lives of Japan's survivors and their efforts to return to normal life in the wake of catastrophe and extreme loss.

The first episode of Standing Up, Moving Forward features the story of Ms. Mayumi Sasaki, a photographer who lost her parents in the March 11th Japan earthquake. Her father was a photographer in the town of Onagawa, Miyagi prefecture. His photo studio was swept away in the tsunami, but the tiled darkroom building withstood the disaster. Ms. Suzuki who now lives in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, returned to her hometown to fill in for him, and decided to work to revive her father’s photo studio and help revitalize the town with her photos.

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Learn more about the March 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami at Link TV's What You Can Do - Japan page.