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Ripples of Hope: Typhoon and the Tsunami Anniversary

Mar 03, 2020

Written by Sue Takamoto

Ripples of Hope: Typhoon and the Tsunami Anniversary

As we approach the nine-year anniversary of the 2011 tsunami and earthquake, we take joy in finding new ways to pass on hope. This past October, Typhoon Hagibis, the costliest Pacific storm on record, tore through Japan and caused tremendous destruction.

One friend of Nozomi in a nearby community, Mrs. M., has loved what Nozomi is about, and wanted to bring hope into this recent tragedy. As the government trucks were going through her neighborhood to collect all of the ruined household items...

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Fragile

Aug 29, 2017

Written by Sue Takamoto

This morning we... were woken at 6:02 am by ... alarms with the announcement that North Korea had fired a missile...

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Nozomi Project's Story from the TedX Stage!

Jul 11, 2017

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Nozomi Project's Story from the TedX Stage!

Nozomi Project's founder and director, Sue Takamoto, was invited to speak at the TedX Waseda event on July 2. The event's theme was "Ripples to Waves" and Sue's task was to....

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Chance to Receive Ishinomaki Coffee!

Mar 14, 2017

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This month's special promotion: receive free Ishinomaki coffee packets with purchase!

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Shards, Brokenness & Hope Six Years Later

Feb 23, 2017

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Shards, Brokenness & Hope Six Years Later

Still finding pottery, six years later.

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Why we never run out of brokenness

Jul 15, 2016

Written by Sue Takamoto

Written by Sue Takamoto

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Rumi-nescent

Oct 29, 2014

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Made by a team... why each piece is special

Apr 26, 2014

Written by Sue Takamoto

Each necklace is special because a community has helped to create it. Continue reading

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Out and About

Jan 28, 2013

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It was great fun yesterday to have a group of us representing the Nozomi Project at a local event created to help the various groups across our prefecture who are making and selling goods since the tsunami.

Despite about 6 inches of snow that fell the night before, throughout the afternoon about eight of us were present from Nozomi. There were a number of seminars on how to figure out your target customers and make appropriate goods, how to advertise, etc. It was a great chance for Nozomi to sort of debut in the community. Our manager Yuko S. did an awesome job representing our team!

About twenty five or so other groups were there, selling a variety of products from homemade soaps, scarves, Hawaiian-fabric handbags.... we shared a booth with the women who are making our kimono Bands of Love. They are making other beautiful products out of repurposed kimonos.

What I loved the most about the whole event was the joy that our Nozomi staff had in being there, representing our Project, and taking pride in the work of their hands.

I became teary-eyed in watching our staff take ownership -- answering questions, doing short interviews for some local media, and really being a team together. They have a lot to be proud of! More beautiful things.