![]() Though at times I am too busy and tied down with projects at hand, it is a personal reminder for us to learn and grow together continuously. The direction is clear, and we are encouraged to strategize for the future and always stay curious. “I sense a strong passion from the top management. On the leadership at Intel Japan, Miki says: Miki expresses this growth is made possible with the high levels of professionalism and respect among employees in the organisation. She feels the setting has further empowered her career and personal growth. Intel encourages open communication, allowing her to interact better with colleagues and management. Upon joining, she acknowledges it is different, in a good way. She believes communication is an integral part of work and feared that her new environment would not match where she came from. When asked about her biggest worry in moving away from a local establishment and accepting a role with a multinational corporation such as Intel, she says she was concerned about not being able to communicate and knit close relationships with her new colleagues. Miki previously served in a Japanese private enterprise handling public sector accounts as a system integrator for IT businesses. She graduated from the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo an institution specialising in the disciplines of computer science, physical sciences, engineering and technology. The 2010 Chile earthquake caused a 1.3-metre (4.3 ft) tsunami in Minamisanriku.We recently had the pleasure of speaking with Endo Miki, the account executive of Education & Smart City Business Development at Intel Japan. To mark the 30th anniversary in 1990, a bilingual Spanish-Japanese plaque was installed, with a message from President Patricio Aylwin of Chile, accompanied by a replica moai statue. ![]() The harbor walls were ineffective in the 2011 tsunami, which washed over four-storey buildings. As a result, two-storey-high harbor walls were built by 1963, and residents held tsunami drills each year on the anniversary. That tsunami was as high as 2.8 metres (9.2 ft), At that time, the damage was considered extensive. The Great Chilean Earthquake of 1960 caused a tsunami that crossed the Pacific Ocean and struck the then town of Shizugawa. Some people held onto an antenna on the roof. Photos show the roof of the building completely submerged at the height of the tsunami. After the disaster, Endo was missing and was later found dead. All of the interior and walls were destroyed. The three-storey headquarters of the department remained standing but only the steel frame remained. Miki Endo (远藤未希), a 25 year old employee of the town's Crisis Management Department, continued to broadcast warnings and alerts over a community loudspeaker system as the tsunami came in. Close to 200 people were rescued from the roof of the building. However, it was partly flooded, and 74 out of 109 patients died. Shizugawa hospital was one of the few major buildings that survived the tsunami. He returned to government affairs, founding the headquarters for disaster control at the Bayside Arena on March 13, 2011. Out of the 130 people who worked at the town hall, Sato was one of only 30 who reached the roof. The three-story building of the town's Crisis Management Department ( 防災対策庁舎, Bōsai Taisaku Chōsha) was covered by the tsunami. They were discussing the much smaller tsunami caused by the March 9 foreshock before the March 11 earthquake. ![]() When the earthquake struck, the mayor of the town, Jin Sato (佐藤仁), was talking at the town assembly. Survivors wrote " SOS" in white lettering, in the playing field of Shizugawa High school. ![]() All the others have gone." Since the schools were all on high ground, many children were orphaned. Perhaps a few thousand at the school on the hill opposite. There were around 7,000 of us on the hill that day. According to an English teacher at the local high school located on a hill above the tsunami, "The entire town was simply swept away. One early report suggests that many residents may have evacuated to the nearby city of Tome, Miyagi. At least 31 of the town's 80 designated evacuation sites were inundated by the tsunami. ![]() Although both were 20 meters above sea level, the tsunami covered them and washed people away. The other was inland away from the center of the town. One was on the southern headland overlooking the town. The town had two evacuation centres where residents could go to escape from a tsunami. ![]()
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