March 26

We didn’t have water for about a week. It was the hardest part. All the big shops, which are mostly branch shops, were closed the next day. But small local shops were open. Most of the shop owners said the same thing. “We'll keep this shop open. Don’t worry. Come tomorrow, too.” It was a big relief.

Now most of branch shops are also open. Restaurants are open, too. Normal days are coming back little by little, but it's still difficult to buy gasoline, and we still have the reactor problem.

Water in a part of Tsukidate, Date-city was contaminated by radioactive materials. The water in most of Date-city has no problem. But many people, including residents of Date-city, think all the water in this city is contaminated. They bought all the bottles of mineral water from the shops. Now I don’t see any bottled mineral water here. Information is very important. But sometimes it causes too much fear in people’s mind.