Document 72 Hours · SEASON 12
Fukushima Bento Shop: Serving Meals and Hope
Episode 5 · 2021-03-12
- Documentary
Episode overview
It has been 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami occurred, and nuclear meltdowns forced the town of Namie to evacuate. Work to decontaminate and rebuild this part of Fukushima Prefecture is still ongoing. For many workers here, a bento shop is a vital source of cheap, hearty food. The customers at the shop included a dump truck driver who says that the town still feels empty; a man who has been engaged in decontamination work for a decade; and an elderly woman who says that she prefers to be in Namie even if there's nobody around. For 3 days, we asked what this shop means to the customers - and this town.
30 minutes
Season 12 episodes
1. Warming Body and Heart at a Yakiimo Shop2021-01-22
2. Tanga: The Market With a Big Heart2021-01-29
3. Seeing Out 2020 in the Heart of Tokyo Bay2021-02-05
4. The Old Year and the New Year in a Multinational Housing Complex2021-02-12
5. Fukushima Bento Shop: Serving Meals and Hope2021-03-12
6. Document 1DAY: Yokohama Under Emergency Declaration2021-03-19
7. Life Stories at a Hospital Convenience Store2021-04-02
8. New Beginnings from an Osaka Bus Terminal2021-04-16
9. Starting Fresh: One-Stop Uniform Shop2021-04-23
10. Water Taxis: Across the Sea and Beyond2021-04-30
11. Ginza Snack Rhapsody2021-05-07
12. The Station Under the Cherry Blossoms2021-05-21
13. Quiet Prayers at a Secluded Shrine2021-06-11
14. Why I came to the blood donation center2021-06-18
15. Taking a Break at a Coffee Bean Stand in Kyoto2021-06-25
16. Tokyo Stationery Store: Messages from the Heart2021-07-09
17. Giant Tropical Fish Store: A Life with Small Lives2021-08-20
18. Midsummer Tokyo: The Phantom Marathon Course2021-09-10
19. The Fishermen's Convenience Store2021-09-17
20. Fireworks Shop: Lighting Up a Quiet Summer2021-09-24
21. Salvaging Bargains at a Tokyo Grocery Store2021-10-01
22. At an Underground Bicycle Parking Lot2021-10-22
23. Listening at an Earphone Specialty Store in Akihabara2021-11-05
24. Drone Training Ground: Take Flight into the Sky2021-11-12
25. Hair and Makeup Salon: Grooming the Eyebrows and Mind2021-11-19
26. Big City: 24-Hour Cheap Bento Shop2021-11-26
27. Boards and Bonds at a 24-Hour Skateboard Park2021-12-03
28. Tokyo, Koganei: At the Neighborhood Water Pumping Station2021-12-10
29. Finding Your Style at a Used Clothing Store2021-12-17
