Tag Archives: Atsushi Miyazaki

War Continues

Earthquakes have aftershocks. In 2011 in Van, after the quake of October 23, a Japanese relief worker called Atsushi Miyazaki was killed when his hotel collapsed under the force of the quake of November 9.

Playground, play equipment, and bare trees behind a sign naming the park and describing the namesake in Turkish

Bust of Atsushi Miyazaki, smiling, next to water feature
Atsushi Miyazaki Parkı
Sarıyer, Istanbul
Thursday, February 9, 2023
We had moved to the area
the previous fall

Along with everybody we know, my spouse and I survived the coup attempt in Turkey yesterday (July 15, 2016). Continue reading