Benjamin Flatt, originally from Sydney, is the CEO of the Noto Earthquake Area Reconstruction Support Association. He has been a resident of Noto Town, Ishikawa Prefecture for 28 years. He and his wife, Chikako Funashita, are busy every day working for what is needed and what they want to continue to protect.
Benjamin Flatt, originally from Sydney, is the CEO of the Noto Earthquake Area Reconstruction Support Association. He has been a resident of Noto Town, Ishikawa Prefecture for 28 years. He and his wife, Chikako Funashita, are busy every day working for what is needed and what they want to continue to protect.
Noto Flatts got damage by EarthquakeWashing wajima-nuri (Japanese lacquerware from Wajima) that was rescued from the damaged house during the earthquakeRescued Wajima-nuri (Wajima lacquerware ) , some are 300 years old
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