Posts by Ry Beville

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Dispatch from Japan: Pain and resilience

Almost a month after the Japan quake and tsunami, UC Berkeley Ph.D. candidate Ry Beville, a researcher in Japan, writes about the continuing search for bodies, the survivors' will to live, and a visit to an ancient shrine. He returned to the devastated coastal city of Rikuzentakata, where he is translating and helping with relief efforts.