Keeping Residents Warm In Japan | All Hands Volunteers

There’s no sugarcoating it: Tohoku is cold. In this remote, mountainous region of Northern Japan, winter is fast approaching and temperatures will soon drop below freezing. Tohoku residents are hardy folks, and were generally well prepared for the harsh winter season with insulated houses, an assortment of warm blankets and clothes, and ubiquitous kerosene heaters. This year, however, much of that has been lost to the tsunami and thousands of survivors will be passing the winter in government-bu