the indian government sent 46 people to help the rescue effort in onagawa city, miyagi prefecture. 10% of the city's population was lost in the disaster. the team's four interpreters documented the relief effort. on monday, they showed photos of the group at work. they said the team pulled seven bodies from the rubble with their bare hands. offering a moment of silence in front of each body. >> it was not that they didn't have the machinery. the idea was to show respect. >> reporter: the immediate aftermath of the disaster was a desperate time for the residents of onigawa, but they organized the book of thank you messages for the team that helped them. the interpreters produced the translate copy of the book. the mayor of onigawa also attended monday's event. he expressed gratitudes on behalf of the citizens. >> translator: we lost so much in the disaster, but we also forged priceless friendships and ties. these are invaluable to us, and they give us the strength to move on and look to the future. >> reporter: the mayor said the city has begun to rebuild itself. he expressed optimism t

. >> reporter: travel to miyagi to help survivors. they hold event for children in the area with an american support group. in misawa city. more than 10,000 americans live there. most are military personnel and their families who live and around the air base. she he has been in japan for 25 years. he broadcasts radio show for americans about japanese news. after the devastation americans at the base try to help in the crisis area. simon was an interpreter. victims told him their stories. so he had a good understanding of what they are going through. when they received supply he saw how grateful they were. that inspired him to keep on helping. >> of course they cleared it. but now we need to build new houses a new businesses and get people back to work. people care whether it's american or japanese or whatever. people care and we haven't forgotten and we want to continue to help. >> reporter: three months after the disaster, simon organized team misawa that organized children to raise fund and find volunteers. the group planned online

the indian government sent 46 people to help the risk effort in onagawa city miyagi prefecture. 10% of the citizens were lost in the disaster. the team's four interpreters documented the relief effort. on monday they showed photos of the group at work. they said the team pulled seven bodies from the rubble with their bare hands, offering a moment of silence in front of each body. >> india team used their bare hands to remove the people. it's not that they didn't have the machinery. the idea was to show respect. >> reporter: the immediate aftermath was a time of trial for those. the interpreters produced a translated copy of the bock. the mare of onagawa attended the event. he expressed gratitude on behalf of the citizens. >> translator: we lost so much in the disaster. but we also forged priceless friendships and ties. these are invaluable to us and they give us the strength to move on and look to the future. >> reporter: the mayor said the city has begun to rebuild itself. he expressed optimism that the local fishing industry would resume and he promised to keep the indian people info

. >> fishing in the blood of the people of miyagi prefecture. the tsunami washed through their town last year and washed many of their boats away. it took away a lot of other things too. remnant of their past. some of the damage here has looked like this for more than a year. 40 historical structures were part of the skyline before the disaster. now most of them are either damaged or gone. the japanese government designated five of them as national cultural assets. >> growing up nearby, he has seen many of them when he was a boy. now he studies and teaches conservation. in 2006, an earthquake shook a structure to the ground on the indonesian island of java. he rushed under to help. and he's done that elsewhere in japan too. i can't save people's lives, but i can save history and culture. those are both important to people. saito is president of a brewery that is 106 years old. he grew up in one of historic buildings the company headquarters. the tsunami washed away the first floor. that sends the second floor crashing into the buildings next doo

. >> here's the reaction of a man from miyagi prefecture who lost his home to last year's tsunami. >> translator: i don't have a home. i don't have a job. if they raise the consumption tax, i'll be hopeless. there's no way i can make ends meet. >> the consumption tax will be raised from 5% to 8% starting april 2014 and to 10% from october 2015. we look at how the tax increase affects japanese families. nomura securities did calculations using its own data and those from the internal affairs ministry household budget survey. they included purchases of big-ticket items like cars. the calculations were for households of two or more people each and assumed that the consumption tax stands at 10%. nomura says that for a household with an annual income of between $25,000 and $32,000, the tax burden would go up by about $1,500 a year. a family earning between $127,000 and $159,000 would be paying $3,300 more. the table shows that low income households would be carrying a disproportionately heavier tax burden. the government says the use of revenue from the consumption tax will be limited in p

. >> here's the reaction of a man from miyagi prefecture who lost his home to the tsunami. >> i don't have a home. i don't have a job. if they raise the consumption tax, i'll be hopeless. there's no way i can make ends meet. >> the consumption tax will be raised from 5% to 8% starting april 2014 and a to 10% from october 2015. we look at how the tax increase affects japanese families. nomura securities did calculations using its own data and those from the internal affairs household ministry survey budget. they included purchases of big-ticket items like cars. the calculations were for households of two or more people each and assumed that the consumption tax stands at 10%. nomura says that for a household with an annual income of between $25,000 and $32,000, the tax burden would go up by about $1,500 a year. a family earning between $127,000 and $159,000 would be paying $3,300 more. the table shows that low income households would be carrying a disproportionately heavy lear tax burden. the government says the use of revenue from the consumption tax will be limited in principle to cov

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