Members Community Tokusatsu Atsuki in Jogjakarta collecting donations for "Jogja Care for Japan" - Photo courtesy of Atsuki Community Tokusatsu
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March 2011: On the streets of Jogjakarta some unconventionally dressed young men and women in Indonesia, carry boxes marked "Jogja Care for Japan". There is a boy in a bright red jacket, blue shorts and a straw hat, and a Japanese girl wearing a school uniform. They are "cosplayers" (costume players), donations from collection to send to Japan.
On March 11, 2011, Japan was shaken. There was first the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck the region T? Hoku, followed by a devastating tsunami. The earthquake and tsunami were Japan's deadliest, with nearly sixteen thousand twelve perishing prefectures. More than two thousand five hundred people have not yet been found.
The earthquake and tsunami was quickly followed by another calamity. regular cooling systems and emergency at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant were damaged, causing meltdowns that have had significant consequences for people and agriculture Fukushima Prefecture. In the wake of the "triple disaster", foreign governments have acted to provide support in various ways. Maldives, for example, sent 0,000 cans of tuna to Japan. Children all over the world sent postcards for Japanese children with moral messages of support. These postcards were a thousand children in Indonesia.
In the weeks after March 11, 2011, I observed in Malaysia, where I lived at the time, various groups of people who raise funds and looking to show their support for Japan. For many weeks near my local supermarket, I saw a booth where passersby could donate money and to fold origami cranes, which would be sent to Japan. With the support of the Sumitomo Foundation, I am able to gather stories across Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam on what different people have to support Japan at this time.
In Indonesia I worked with the filmmaker and photographer Tasha Mahatma Putra May to question Indonesians from a range of backgrounds and with some fascinating stories. Among them were members of the Community Tokusatsu Atsuki in Jogjakarta, which raised funds by taking "Cosplay on the road." Cosplay is a native of Japan activity, which involves dressing up as Japanese cartoon characters and tokusatsu (anime live action). Aryo Ari Saputra Muryadi Wahyoyo and were among the collection of donations in the streets of Jogjakarta. With the money they collected, and a thousand origami cranes, folded their community, they have sought to present Japan with "token of gratitude" for his cultural contributions. Muryadi noted, "If the cosplayers in Japan did not exist, there would not anime, tokusatsu or cosplay."
Muryadi Saputra dressed in cosplay. He is dressed like Kamen Rider. Photo by Tasha May
Muryadi of Aryo and efforts were part of a larger event initiated by Megarini Puspasari. Mega, as she calls herself, studied in Japan and co-founded the Hoshizora Foundation, which aims to give children of Indonesian streets more access to education. She talked about her fondness for Japan, where she has friends because of his years of study there. It also noted the gratitude that the Foundation has its many Japanese benefactors, including the Nippon Foundation, which helped with startup costs.
Mega described how after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, she developed the idea of a charity concert, Jogja Care for Japan . The event came to involve a wide range of people and groups who wanted to express their support for Japan. In describing people's participation in the event, and how it had an impact on those, she said.
... it was amazing, the people who came to the concert. Although the preparation was only two weeks, there were so many people who attended and a representative of the Embassy of Japan came too. And we had a conference call with a friend in Japan to say we live how the situation was, how people were dealing with the situation. And it was not only for Japan, but for us it was also a lesson ... that although Japan was facing a catastrophe, they survived. They do not fight over food, they stood in line, did not loot and so on. It was a lesson for us. So there was a mutual benefit
A screenshot of the short film for Japan. Our sister by Mahatma Putra and Julian CH Lee. Available on YouTube.
Whereas some of the respondents had lived in Japan, there were other surprising connections. Ardini Suryati, school principal Al-Farisi in Bandung Salman told how the inspiration for his school came from the Japanese book Totto-chan, , which tells the story of how a young Japanese girl the school has to go to an unconventional school after being expelled from another school. Mr. Mohammad Ridwan this school described how their activities in the classroom with the support of Japan were designed to help children "awaken their empathy with others."
The cover of Totto-chan, a Japanese book that has had a great influence in the field of education. Image taken by Julian CH Lee
Rokhima Rostian was also there at the time, a lecturer at Gadjah Mada University. She was in Sendai and saw the magnitude of the earthquake. Well drained, she soon returned to help out with some other Indonesians. "In addition to helping people, we made Indonesian food every weekend and distributed in the camps." And in order to help Japanese children through this difficult period, "We played a lot of games with Indonesian them. "
We found the stories we've collected to be convincing and heart-warming, and they said a lot about the closeness that many Indonesians feel with Japan. While for some the link was the result of having lived and made friends there, others have shared an appreciation in the world for the Japanese culture. in addition, as Indonesia has experienced difficulties caused by natural disasters it is not surprising that one of the things that came through is a sense of solidarity with Japan in this regard. as noted Reni Ekifitriati of Hoshizora Foundation, "We need help. Especially when it there was the earthquake, because we have known that too. "
To see some of those described above tell their stories, including Muryadi Saputra who was questioned in full cosplay outfit, watch the short documentary on YouTube, For Japan. Our Sister
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