Dear my colleagues, Dear my friends,
This is 3rd report from Japan on current situations.
Once again, I would like to thank you very much for sympathy
and encouragement views of that message from ICOM and officials from other
museums around the world to the Japanese people lost their life and property
more valuable earthquake struck northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011.
Full pictures of the damages caused by this earthquake have
not yet been disclosed, but it was estimated to be serious damage to the
natural heritages also many museums and cultural heritages. I would like to
strive to museum officials in cooperation with all Japanese but also for
government aid allegiance for the aims to restore the museums as soon as
possible.
On 27th March, the highway to the North eastern region was all
recovered. The emergency transportation are prior, but general peoples car
are moving to that region for the support of foods, medicine and heating
oil, etc.
We do not begin to investigate to the Iwate-Pref, Miyagi-pref,
Fukushima-pref. But, the Ministry of Education and Cultural Agency has begun
to investigate from Saturday, on 26th March, from the Ibaraki prefecture.
Especially *classified traditional architectural heritage
villages*, MAKABE, Ibaraki- pref. Still specialists are examining about the
damages.
Regarding the *museums* in that region, there are
approximately 400 museums. According the voluntary worker who collected the
information from several website on each museum’s condition or/by twitter,
or the information from damaged museum, at the moment (as of 29th March) we
now understand 144 museums current situation. Some museums are safe, some
museums are strongly damaged.
Within 144 museums, very serious damaged museums are 31. (We
will report to you later about these situations).
Some museums were vanished by the Tsunami. 31 museums are
needed special help. Therefore, we are now standing by to go to help.
We are now continuously collecting the date about the damaged
museums and conditions of collections. We are trying to account the numbers.
It takes much time.
There are several website, like All Science Museum Councils,
Art museums Fedaration, and regional associations. Today, I discussed with
the secretary general of the Japanese Association of Museums, but they could
not trace the total number. We need more time.
There is a kind proposal from the AIC (American Institute for
conservation of Historic and Artistic Works) emergency response team. At the
time being, we are now adjusting to receive the emergency team, firstly
which region are very needed seriously.
In addition, there is another proposal about the relief
donations. We thank you very much and please kindly wait a moment about this
proposal. Because we are now discussing whose bank account is the most
effective. We will let you know in case of receiving the kind donations.
There are some cancellations on temporary exhibitions from
abroad.
*1. Hiroshima prefecture museum of art*
French masterpieces can not be received.
http://www1.hpam-unet.ocn.ne.jp/exhibition/impressionism/index.html
So this event is cancelled.
*2. Yokohama Museum of Art*
http://www.asahi.com/pushkin2011/
The masterpieces of French paintings from the State Pushkin of Fine Arts,
Moscow, from 2nd April to 26th June. At the Yokohama Museum of Art will be
postponed.
On the general current situation:
We received relief goods from *133 countries *and *39 International
organizations*.
*List of Relief Goods from Overseas*
*including Teams that have completed their activities and withdrawn*
Current as of March 23, 2011.
This list is not completed.
Country / Region & Details of Supplies
USA
USA: 144 rescue workers (accompanied by search dogs); withdrew on March 19.
Experts from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and personnel from the US
Dept. of Energy are still continuing their activities.
Relief goods (sleeping bags, makeshift beds, oilstove, kerosene, etc.) and
10,000 radioactive-proof suits from USAID; relief goods (100,000 liters of
water, approx. 80 tons of food, and approx. 40 tons of clothings, blankets,
etc.) and transporation of approx. 230 tons of relief goods including the
ones aforementioned, 2 fire trucks, 5 pumps, 99 protective suits against
nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, and approx. 9 tons of pottasium
from the U.S. forces in Japan.
China
China: 15 rescue workers; withdrew on March 20.
500 12-person tents, 400 6-person tents, 2,000 blankets, 200 hand-held
emergency lights, relief donations 3,0000,000.- RMB
Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: 107 rescue workers; 2 search dogs conducting activities
in Sendai; scheduled to withdraw on March 23. Blankets (6,000), water (100
tons)
Russia
Russia: 161 rescue workers; Blankets (17,200), water (3.6 tons)
75 rescue workers in Team 1 and 80 in Team 2; withdrew on March 18.
Taiwan
Taiwan: 28 rescue workers; withdrew on March 18. Electricity generators
(590), warm clothing etc. (2,910 in 31 boxes), blankets (500 and 675 boxes),
sleeping mats (500 and 1,268 boxes), pocket body warmers (150 boxes), food
(7.7 tons), kerosene, relief donations one hundred million Taiwan $
Mongolia:
Mongolia: 12 rescue workers; withdrew on March 19. Blankets (approx. 2,500),
warm clothing such as sweaters and socks (total of approx. 800 items)
relief donations US$ one million
Indonesia
Indonesia: 11 rescue workers and 4 administration and medical personnel are
providing humanitarian assistance in Kesennuma, Shiogama, and Ishinomaki,
including confirming the safety of Indonesian nationals. Blankets (approx.
10,000)
relief donations US$ two million
Singapore
Singapore: 5 rescue workers, 5 search dogs; withdrew on March 15. Blankets
(4,350), water (0.5l x 10,000 and 1.5l x 10,000), mattresses (200),
polyurethane tanks (20l x 3,000), emergency food (4,400 servings)
relief donations Singapore $ 500,000
Thai
Thai: Blankets (approx. 20,000), Survival kits (1,300), sleeping bags
(1,000), warm clothing (44 boxes), canned food (9,000 cans of rice) relief
donations five million Thai Baht
Vietnam relief donations $200,000.-
Laos relief donations $100,000.-
Myanmar relief donations $100,000.-
義援金10万ドル(810万円)
Philippines
Philippines: Foods 1,500sets, noodle 12,000, bath towel 1,000,matless 1,000,
mask 5,000
India
India: 46 rescue workers, Blankets (A total of 25,000), Water (approx.
13,000 75ml bottles [about 10 tons])
Pakistan biscuit 13.5 tons, Powder milk 9 tons, Water 1.5 tons
Bhutan relief donations US$1 million
Australia
Australia: 75 rescue workers, 2 search dogs; withdrew on March 19. relief
donations Australia $10,000,000.-
New Zealand
New Zealand: 52 rescue workers; withdrew on March 18.
Turkey
Turkey: 32 rescue workers are providing assistance in Tagajo, Ishinomaki,
and other places in Miyagi Prefecture, Rifu being as their operation base.
South Africa
South Africa: 46 rescue workers are providing assistance in Iwanuma and
Natori.
Mexico
Mexico: 12 rescue workers, 6 search dogs; withdrew on March 17.
Brazil relief donations 0.5 million $
EU blankets (25,000)、 matless (2,000)、sleeping bag(300) etc, goods
70 tons
UK
UK: 77 rescue workers (including 8 media personnel), 2 search dogs; withdrew
on March 17.
France
France: 134 rescue workers, including Monaco nationals, remain on call at
Misawa Air Base after completing their activities in Natori, Miyagi
Prefecture， Blankets (8,000)
Germany
Germany: 41 rescue workers, 3 search dogs; withdrew on March 15.
Switzerland
Switzerland: 27 rescue workers, 9 search dogs; withdrew on March 16.
Italy:
Italy: 6-member advance survey team (experts on search and rescue, nuclear
safety, etc.) conducted surveys within Tokyo metropolis; all departed Japan
by March 21.
Canada
Canada : Blankets (approx. 25,000)
Ukraine Blankets (2,000)
Uzbekistan : Tents (200), blankets (2,000), insulating boots (2,000 pairs)
Kirghiz : Water (approx. 2.5 tons of mineral water)
Once again, we appreciate very much for your sympathy and encouragement
views of that message from ICOM and officials from other museums.
Dr. Eiji Mizushima
Prof. Tokiwa University
ICOM Japan
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