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The earthquake and nuclear disaster viewed from "outside": A Sydney-based Japanese author wrote a book in English - 「外」から見つめた震災、シドニーから英語で綴る 三宅美千代
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Fifteen years ago, Michiyo Miyake, now living in Sydney, experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake in Tokyo. Drawing on her experiences—the shaking she felt in a department store basement, going home by foot, the aftershocks, health concerns from the nuclear accident, conflicting information, and disagreements within her household—she published a semi-autobiographical English book titled “Green Metal” in 2024. Why did she choose to write it in English? - 今から15年前、東日本大震災を東京で経験したシドニー在住の三宅美千代さん。デパートの地下で経験した揺れ、徒歩での帰宅、余震、原発事故による健康不安、錯綜する情報や家庭内での意見の対立など、当時の経験を基に、半自伝的な英語の本「Green Metal」を2024年に出版しました。なぜ英語で書こうと思ったのでしょうか。