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Volunteer divers continue search for victims of (Japan) 3/11 disaster
By SHUNICHI KAWABATA/ Staff Writer
ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--Heading out to sea, Junichi Sato takes medicine to control his motion sickness, a problem he never had until the 2011 tsunami killed his mother and young daughter and son.
“I used to have resistance to sea sickness before my family’s boat was swept away by the tsunami,” he said.
Although his family members are among the more than 15,000 people confirmed dead in the March 2011 disaster, Sato keeps searching the ocean for the 2,500 still listed as missing, including 440 Ishinomaki residents, to help others gain closure.
He is not alone in his efforts.
more...http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/life_and_death/AJ201307290094