Miyoko

Japanese film "Miyoko," helmed by Yoshifumi Tsubota, won the Blue Chameleon Award, given out by international film critics, while Korean crix and journos prized Chinese toon "Piercing

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Miyoko Sasaki centre, her husband Kazuyasu and sister Hiroko Niinuma in front of their temporary home in Kamaishi with their restaurant sign, which survived the tsunami.

Japan tsunami survivors prepare to reopen noodle restaurant 2011

Miyoko Sugiyama, who lived a few blocks from the beach near the hard-hit city of Sendai, said she was happy to escape with her husband and 14-year-old dog.

Death Toll Surges as Rescuers Scramble Chester Dawson 2011

Miyoko Sugiyama , who lived a few blocks from the beach near the hard-hit city of Sendai, said she was happy to escape with her husband and 14-year-old dog.

Death Toll Surges as Rescuers Scramble Chester Dawson 2011

Miyoko Sugiyama , who lived a few blocks from the beach near the hard-hit city of Sendai, said she was happy to escape with her husband and 14-year-old dog.

Death Toll Surges as Rescuers Scramble Chester Dawson 2011

For three months after the tsunami, home for Hiroko Niinuma and Miyoko Sasaki was the floor of a Buddhist temple they shared with dozens of other survivors.

Japan tsunami survivors prepare to reopen noodle restaurant 2011

She and her 84-year-old mother-in-law, Miyoko Takasawa, escaped to Yokota, then had to flee again because it was inside the evacuation zone for the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant.

In Japan, a daily struggle of life amid death 2011

Miyoko Yamakawa launched a flavored vodka business two years ago.

Entrepreneurs turn to small business centers for free help 2009

"At first, we were worried about the radiation problem," Miyoko Takasawa said as she waved her hand at the hundreds of people who have taken shelter on the gymnasium floor around her, "but what else can I do?"

In Japan, a daily struggle of life amid death 2011

SUFFERN, N.Y. On a rainy October morning, Miyoko Yamakawa sits across from a pair of business counselors at the local Small Business Development Center here.

Entrepreneurs turn to small business centers for free help 2009