it's here that the damaged nets from ofunato are to be mended. naoto sakashita manages the factory.e and his workers have special feelings about working in the disaster area. four years ago, a strong earthquake hit the region. its intensity was measured at 6 plus, just short of the maximum reading of 7 on the maximum scale. it dealt the factory a serious blow. the impact shifted the building and scattered nets everywhere. it took two months to get the factory running again. >> translator: at that time, we didn't know what fate had in store for us. this time, iwate experienced disaster. all of us are happy to do something to help the victims. we're going full speed to fix the nets quickly and get them back to the fishermen. >> reporter: the nets are twice the size of the factory. the workers start by giving the nets a thorough going over, looking for tears. by hand, they repair torn strands. all employees work on their days off to get the job done as quickly as possible. the nets are restored to their original condition by july 4th, only one month after they arrived. >> translator: i

it's here that the damaged nets from ofunato are to be mended. the manager of the factory and his staff have special feelings about working on the nets from the disaster area. four years ago a strong earthquake hit the region. its intensity was measured at six plus, just short of the maximum reading of seven on the japanese scale. it dealt the factory a serious blow. the impact shifted the building and scattered nets everywhere. it took two months to get the factory running again. >> translator: at that time we didn't know what fate had in store for us. this time iwate experienced disaster. all of us are happy to do something to help the victims. we're going full speed to fix the nets quickly and get them back to the fishermen. >> reporter: the nets are twice the size of the factory. the workers start by giving the nets are thorough going over looking for tears. by hand they repair torn strands. all employees work on their days off to get the job done as quickly as possible. the nets are restored to their original condition by july 4th. only one