kikuchi's factories remain at full output.he business generate a profit of more than $80 million a year. about 270 people work in the factory. many live in temporary housing in fukushima city. they spend an hour each way commuting by car to work. iitate native kikuchi built the factory in 1984. he decided to build a plant in his home town. >> translator: i was very grateful for my workers' parents in iitate. they trusted my company and let their sons and daughters work for us. i have never forgotten my gratitude to them. >> reporter: the company faced challenges along the way. then, the nuclear accident. c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c con forced the workers to leave their homes. >> translator: i thought it was a serious matter. i didn't know if it was time to return to work. >> translator: i was worried, i didn't know if our company would stay here. i was also concerned about working in the middle of high-level radiation. >> reporter: this man manages the factory, he's been with the company for 22 years, ever since he gradu

shintaro kikuchi tracked the weight of 245 children aged 4 to 6 in two kindergartens in koruami city. it shows an average weight gain of 0.81 kilograms over june. the figure for the children in the same age group in the previous year was 3.1 kilograms. children in one of the kindergartens used to get one and a half hours of outdoor activity per day but have been allowed to play only indoors after the accident. >> translator: the smaller weight gain could be related to reduced appetites due to lack of exercise as well as changes in secretion of growth hormones due to stress. the children may not be getting enough protein to develop their muscles. >> kikuchi said the decrease may be temporary, but that more checks are needed to prevent children's stunted growth. >>> for centuries, pilgrims have traveled the 88 temples of shikoku island. now at one temple evacuees are finding inner strength and support. nhk world's koji ekuan has more. [ gong ]. >> reporter: the temple is located on the outskirts of matsuyama city. once a month evacuees gather at the temple. their original homes are far

. >> kikuchi says the decrease may be temporary, but more checks are needed to prevent children's stunted growth. >>> the earthquake and tsunami devastated towns all ang the ea coast eig months ago. now residents are seeing signs of a revival. loca fishermen brought in 20 tons of mackerel, salmon and other fish to a market in the town of about 30 fishermen and mart officials observed a moment of disaster. then they took part in the official auction since the tsunami. thhaul was about half the normalize for this te of year, still eugho bring life ba to the market >>ralar:ve shmefes wnon't catch enough fresh fish. i hope the situation will improve little by little from now on. >> translator: i have mixed emotions. i hope that more fisheries' workers would come back to the market. >> a railway company celebrated the resumption of freight train service in the nearby city of ofunato. company officials say the train makes up to 13 round trip as day between a limestone mine and a cement plant. the factory was hit by the tsunami and resumed operations last week. >> translator: we've been grinding