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[Disaster Reconstruction Support Song] Let’s do our best, Japan! A circle of reconstruction support connected through music
Earthquakes are one of the natural disasters that are unavoidable as long as you live in Japan.
Many major earthquakes have struck so far, bringing much sorrow and hardship.
Yet each time, support has arrived not only from within Japan but from around the world.
Among these recovery efforts, there has been a great deal of support through music, with musicians across the globe releasing songs filled with hopes for disaster recovery.
May music help even one more survivor regain their strength…
In this article, we introduce songs that carry such sincere wishes.
[Earthquake Disaster Reconstruction Support Song] Let’s Do Our Best, Japan! A Circle of Reconstruction Support Connected Through Music (1–10)
I miss youRADWIMPS
A song created with hopes for recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred in March 2011.
It is included as the final track on the album “2+0+2+1+3+1+1= 10 years 10 songs,” released in March 2021, marking the 10th anniversary of the disaster.
The fact that the proceeds are donated as relief funds also conveys RADWIMPS’s strong commitment to recovery.
Many people surely lost loved ones in the earthquake.
That pain is something even those experiencing it struggle to comprehend, and it is unfathomable to others.
This number offers solace to those feelings with nowhere to go and to the wish to one day, without fail, meet again, giving a gentle push to face forward just a little.
Flowers will bloom.hana wa saku purojekuto
A theme song created by the NHK Great East Japan Earthquake Project to support reconstruction in areas affected by the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
The lyrics were written by Shunji Iwai, who is from Miyagi Prefecture, and the music was composed by Yoko Kanno.
The song is performed by well-known figures with roots or strong ties to the affected regions, including Toshiyuki Nishida, Kyoka Suzuki, Fumio Umezawa, Sandwichman, and Shizuka Arakawa.
layersyuzu
This song was created with wishes for the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake.
The duo Yuzu visited the disaster-affected areas and turned the feelings they built up there into song.
Composed of overlapping melodies of piano and strings, it conveys a gentle, embracing warmth.
Included on the album “Shin-on” released in March 2026, it was shared on television and other media as a tie-in with NHK’s song to commemorate 15 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake.
When you’re lost and anxious, it can be hard to look ahead or even think about the future.
This number stays close to those feelings and teaches the importance of taking the first steps toward a brighter future.
The sun rises again and again.Dragon Ash
A song that carries a message of renewal and hope: even while grappling with setbacks and stagnation, time turns on and morning comes.
Its structure begins quietly and gradually gathers warmth, conveying a gentle, enveloping tenderness.
Chosen as the opening theme for the Fuji TV anime DT Eightron, it was released as a single in May 1998.
It was later included on Dragon Ash’s album Buzz Songs and has enjoyed long-standing support, including taking first place in a fan poll with roughly 200,000 votes.
Embraced in the context of post-disaster recovery as a song to help people rise from despair, this piece offers a number that can give those lost in doubt and anxiety a nudge to face forward.
lamp9tree
This song was created with hopes for the recovery from the Noto Peninsula Earthquake that struck in January 2024.
Set to a gentle piano melody, the lyrics sing of reconnecting with others and reclaiming hope, even amid sorrow, conveying a tender, embracing warmth.
Released as a single in May 2024, the track carries a simple message of encouragement from K’z Tyler of 9tree and the friends who gathered around him: to keep moving forward, step by step, with steady resolve.
For those whose daily lives were taken by the disaster and who cannot yet see a light ahead, this work may feel like light itself.
GASSHOWillion
A song by illion, the solo project of RADWIMPS vocalist Yojiro Noda.
His singing is filled with such powerful messages that it gives me goosebumps.
You can feel his determination, expressed in archaic language to convey a strong resolve: “We must not forget that moment.” I feel that the place this song leads us to is filled with light.
miraclekururi
A song that gently depicts the quiet hopes hidden in everyday life and the strength that drives people to move forward.
Rather than waving flashy slogans, it carries a kindness that softly stays by the continuation of daily life.
Created by Quruli, this work was released as a single in June 2011.
It was used as the theme song for a film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda released the same month, as well as in Taisho Pharmaceutical’s “Tiovita Drink” commercial, and was later included on the classic album Best of Quruli / TOWER OF MUSIC LOVER 2.
In 2025, it was also selected as a support CM song for the reconstruction efforts following the Noto earthquake.
Even in difficult circumstances, it is a song that teaches the importance of reclaiming everyday life and stepping toward a brighter future.