Watch NHK Documentary Season 23 Episode 15 Online

Communities throughout northeastern Japan have worked to rebuild since the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. A group of video journalists tracked their progress with cameras that were operated in over 100 fixed points for years at a time, capturing every step on the road to recovery. Their efforts have created intimate stories about the challenges these communities face. And they've revealed a broad range of human emotions and personal dramas that might otherwise have remained unseen.