New life springs from despair of tsunami

                              Shigeru Sato and his wife Yumi, who is holding their newborn daughter.

A man and his wife who survived the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, but lost their home in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, returned to the scene on Tuesday, with their newborn daughter who was born on March 12.

Shigeru Sato and his wife Yumi walked amid the debris of what used to be their home. Sato’s brother, Shoichi, a local firefighter, was lost in the tsunami while guiding evacuees to safety. “I am living a new life on his behalf,” said Sato.

Speaking of her baby daughter, Yumi said: “We want her to have a bright future full of hope. That is why we called her Nozomi.” The name Nozomi is written in two Chinese characters meaning “hope” and “beauty.”

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