The Suffering of Fishermen and Farmers
Many fishermen lost their ships when the tsunami hit; but some have returned to their job at sea, like before. Every time they try to trawl for fishes, they get piles of rubble or their nets become tangles. Sometimes they have to turn back without being able to fish due to the threat to shipping; just turning back causes costly losses for them.
Some farmers have returned to their rice paddies to plant rice later in the year than usual, but most of the rice paddies are unsuitable for rice planting due to contamination from salt from the tsunami. Some farmer evacuees in Fukushima have had to leave farm animals they regarded as family. Sometimes their animals have to be put down.
Tohoku is known as a production area for rice, and boasts a fishing industry. I think it is inevitable that Japan’s food self-sufficiency will suffer because of the disaster.
Some farmers have returned to their rice paddies to plant rice later in the year than usual, but most of the rice paddies are unsuitable for rice planting due to contamination from salt from the tsunami. Some farmer evacuees in Fukushima have had to leave farm animals they regarded as family. Sometimes their animals have to be put down.
Tohoku is known as a production area for rice, and boasts a fishing industry. I think it is inevitable that Japan’s food self-sufficiency will suffer because of the disaster.
