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Vol. 4WINTER2016MITSURU HISATADean of the Faculty of Human SciencesIn Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefec-ture over 1,000 people died as a result of the disastrous earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. This includes deaths from stress and disease caused by the disasters. In addition, nearly 12,000 residents were forced to flee from the radiation spread by the subsequent nuclear power plant explo-sions. Recently, the radiation had been re-duced sufficiently for most of the evacuees to be permitted to return home in early July 2016. As a specialist in psychology, I have visited the city numerous times since the disaster, and from my understanding of radiation and its effects, I believe that now it won’t pose problems if precautions are taken.In mid-August 2016, I visited Mina-misoma with 11 Sophia University stu-dents. Our mission was to get to know the present situation of the disaster-hit area and to discover how we could contribute. Over the course of a week, we visited places such as hospitals, temporary housing facili-ties, and coastal areas, where the impact of the giant tsunami remains evident. Among the many people we met, we talked with a man in his 40s who had lost his parents and two children. From this visit, the stu-dents were exposed to more than they were able to absorb in one sitting.This field study was conducted with great hope on my part as a member of the Faculty of Human Sciences where there are many students learning to become teachers, nurses, counselors, and other social care providers. I hope that everyone who serves in such occupations always remembers to respect clients as individuals and strive for deeper understanding of each individual’s surrounding environment and community. After their experience in Minamisoma, I am sure that our students will realize the importance of such activity as they step outside our campus and into the reality of life outside the university. I sincerely hope to contribute to cultivating valuable human resources who inspire others, influence so-ciety and the nation, and ultimately make impact across borders and on the rest of the world. sophia – bringing the world togethercontentsMonumenta Nipponica:Sophia’s InternationalPlatform for Japanese StudiesKate Wildman Nakai / Former Chief Editor and Professor EmeritaBettina Gramlich-Oka / Current Chief Editor and Professor at the Faculty of Liberal ArtsApproach6Special talk16A Global Facilitator:What Japan Can and Should DoKenzo Oshima / Former Permanent Representative of Japan to the UNDaisaku Higashi / Associate Professor, Center for Global DiscoveryFinding Clues in the State of Regional Communities in JapanRokuro Tabuchi / Professor, Department of Sociology,Faculty of Human SciencesDeveloping a Leading EdgeLED DisplayKatsumi Kishino / Professor, Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Science and TechnologyResearch10Campus News3Shuzo Shiota / CEO of Polygon PicturesMaking an Impact in the Entertainment FieldSophia People19Network30Cooperation26Promoting Awareness in a Growing Refugee Crisis:UNHCR’s Approaches to Addressing Global NeedsDirk Hebecker / Representative of UNHCR Representation in JapanYoshiteru Uramoto / Distinguished Professor, Center for Global DiscoveryWhat We Couldn’t See in Japan:An Approach to JapaneseLanguage Education in SarajevoYumi Orihara & Wakana Kawashima / Graduate Program in Teaching Japanese as a Foreign LanguageStudent22Hop! Step! Jump!Students Leaping and Connecting with the WorldVoice24Catholic Heritage29Father Adolfo Nicolás and Sophia UniversityPursue a Common Mission2

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