Students from the region affected by the March 11 disaster put on a concert Nov. 8 in Tokyo for ambassadors and other dignitaries to Japan to express their appreciation for assistance from their countries.
Students from the region affected by the March 11 disaster put on a concert Nov. 8 in Tokyo for ambassadors and other dignitaries to Japan to express their appreciation for assistance from their countries.
"We can play music now because we were offered help," said Himika Sakuma, a second-year junior high school student, expressing her thanks for the helping hand extended to victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in the Tohoku region. "We are eternally grateful."
A joint chorus group comprised of students from Okirai, Sakihama and Horei elementary schools in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, and an 85-member brass band from Ueda Junior High School in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, performed at Suntory Hall in Tokyo's Akasaka district.
Volunteers from the NHK Symphony Orchestra joined the students in the performance.