Britain's Prince William was in northeastern Japan over the weekend. He visited the city of Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture on Sunday.
The prince toured the museum of the local daily newspaper, the Ishinomaki Hibi Shimbun.
(Prince William)
"Tell me a bit about what the day was like when the tsunami came."
Reporters at the paper continued their work after the quake, using pens as a blackout shut down their printing presses.
(Hiroyuki Takeuchi / Ishinomaki Hibi Shimbun Museum)
"He kindly went to the trouble of coming to the devastated area. I'm sure his visit will give our recovery efforts a big boost."
The prince also visited a park on a hill with a view of the area struck by the tsunami. He offered flowers in memory of victims. Local children presented him with paper cranes made by evacuees still living in temporary housing. The cranes symbolize hope.
◆toured 見て回る、見学する
◆blackout 停電
◆devastated 荒廃した
◆boost 後押し、励まし
◆in memory of ～を追悼して
◆evacuee 避難した人
◆temporary housing 仮設住宅
