9 CAMP ZAMA, Japan (March 12, 2020) – As Tomomi Watari stood silently for six minutes outside the U.S. Army Garrison Japan headquarters here March 11, she thought about her mother’s cousin, who was swept away in a tsunami after the magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the eastern coast of Japan 10 years ago.
Her thoughts didn’t stop there, however. She also thought about all those who have passed away in natural disasters in general.
“I was just trying to pray for everyone,” said Watari, an accountant for the garrison’s Financial Systems and Programs division.
Watari stood socially distanced in a group of her colleagues who participated in the observance at the encouragement of Col. Thomas Matelski, commander of USAG Japan. Employees from throughout the building gathered outside at 2:46 p.m., the moment the earthquake struck in 2011, to commemorate how the lives of many changed in the span of six minutes. Nearly 20,000 died as a result of the quake.
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