Ishinomaki hangs on to olive cultivation to make up for Tsunami

In November, the people of Ishinomaki, in the northeastern prefecture of Miyagi, are getting accustomed to seeing olive trees carrying black and green olives. In winters, it is usual for the region to experience sub-zero temperatures.

The 70-year-old, Shoetsu Chiba spoke about the farming work, which was initiated to aid in reconstructing the lives of the locals in the region following the 2011 destruction, a result of the tsunami an....