In the Radiation Zone: The Children of Minamisoma City, Part 3 of 4

[samfrompasingtime]

I am very much liking your work and I plan to look up other things that you have done. Let me know if you EVER need ANY kind of music (I do any genre) for what you do. I think this disaster may be the defining disaster of our time to many degrees and most people here in the USA are like stupid cattle and have no idea how bad this is and could still be.

Sam

[DocumentingIan]

@samfrompasingtime Thank you so much for watching and for your offer of support! I really appreciate it. Please continue to keep people aware of the continuing problems that people are facing here.

[samfrompasingtime]

You tube has you all out of order and messed up but I LOVE your work. You are one brave man-if this is you- or suffice to say this man is brave, hows that? lol

[DocumentingIan]

@samfrompasingtime Thank you so much for watching. I am not brave (this is Ian, but the way!). I am only in these areas for a week at a time while filming (I live in Tokyo). The brave people are those that live and work in these areas day in and day out. Thank you for keeping these people in your thoughts.

[ayencab]

;( I don't know what else to say... It's heartbreaking. ....and Ian, I really want to thank you for doing this. I worry for your safety too, so...please take care.

[DocumentingIan]

@ayencab Thank you for worrying about my safety... but I am only there for a week at a time AND I have a choice. It is these children that we should be worried about. Please help me keep their story alive. Thank you for your support!

[zulufoxtrot]

i live in japan (american in tokyo) - I want to thank you for this documentary and want to know about any updates on the situation in Ian minamisoma and elsewhere in the evacuation zone -do you have a source? Also, do you have a twitter account?

again thanks

[DocumentingIan]

@zulufoxtrot Thank you for watching. I DO have a Twitter account: DocumentingIan... although I just started Tweeting today (!) For up to the minute stories on the radiation levels and other related stories, on Twitter I would suggest following: @44de256

[MrHase098]

すみません。part4はどこですか？

[DocumentingIan]

@MrHase098 見ていただいて有り難うございます。今 part 4 は編集中です。今日、明日アップ予定です。よろしくお願いします­。

[BizBony]

I'm just curious but what is our nationality. You are american? How much time did it take to learn japanese?

[DocumentingIan]

@BizBony Yes, I am American, and I have lived in Japan for almost 10 years. How long did it take to learn Japanese? I don't know.  I haven't ever studied Japanese- I've just learned by living here and making friends. If you are interested in learning Japanese, I would definitely recommend making friends with Japanese people and learn while having fun.

[BizBony]

@DocumentingIan Ok Big thanks for replying! And Again Thx for sharing videos with us!

[internalizepeace]

My heart breaks. This is a GLOBAL crisis. Why are the nations of the world not in Japan working together to minimize the danger of the ongoing fissioning radiation leaks?

[papersquares]

Thanks for making this. Really interesting.

[yeahjesse]

I felt like... It's one thing to hear about death tolls in a news article, but I'm ashamed to admit that hearing that girl talk about it on a personal level made me take it to heart more than I already had (rather, I feel guilty for not empathizing properly before I had put faces to the disaster).

[DocumentingIan]

@yeahjesse Thank for sharing your reaction and for helping to let others know about this situation.

[diewee]

This is amazing and sad -- home schooling sounds so much smarter -- why expose these innocent children. You are doing an amazing job Ian, keep it up.

[DocumentingIan]

@diewee Home schooling would be a start, but I really think these children need to be evacuated. However, without government support, many of these families can't afford to do it on their own.