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FORWARD Ep. 32
Glamour Meets Gills
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Aired: July 27, 2012
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Fashion model Rai splits her time between Tokyo and the city of Kamaishi. Before March 11, 2011, she had been cultivating her own brand of oysters there, with the goal of making fish and fishing more appealing to young people. However, the disaster wiped out the oyster farm. She now is working with local fishermen to resume oyster cultivation and help restore Kamaishi's recovery.
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