. >> reporter: local fishermen gave okawa even more encourage. they found some jeans the tsunami washed away up in the mountains. aside from a little dirt, they were ready to wear. no holes. no rips. not even a stitch had come undone. so now okawa and her team are hard at work on their latest project. paying back the fishermen who helped her start up again. they are creating a new brand using materials strongly connected with the fishery. >> this man is helping out. he's a fisherman who stayed at okawa's factory when it was an evacuation center. he donated something he considered special. a banner from his boat that's meant to help bring in a good catch. >> reporter: okawa is giving a new life to the banner. and to other fishing products the tsunami damaged. she's combining them with her company's signature denim fabric. >> translator: we can't just stop here. during the first year of reconstruction, i hope to have created work which will last for two, five or ten years or even through the next generation. >> and jun joins us from sendai. how doe