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Residents lose coastal vistas to fortress-like tsunami walls : The Asahi Shimbun


A resident walks by a new seawall erected in the Ogatsu district of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture Rising almost three stories high and snaking 3 kilometers along the coastline, a seawall fortress guarding the Ogatsu district here today restricts views of the sea.
The seawall is so massive and overwhelming that standing next to it blocks all sense of the ocean on the other side.
But instead of offering peace of mind to residents, Yorio Takahashi, 53, said the protective structure dealt a death blow to his beloved seaside community.  ....

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110314:05:34:00

Prefecture and the reporter spent the weekend in a shelter with local residents where she recounted her breathtaking experiences. want to watch now and listen to her story. this is ogatsu bay in miyagi prefecture. i was covering scallop growers from two days before the earthqua earthquake. the earthquake occurred suddenly. immediately after we ended the intervi interview, we were struck by an immense jolt. we could not stay standing. ....

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