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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 youNEW!RADWIMPS
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.
layersNEW!yuzu
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.NEW!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.
miracleNEW!kururi
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.
Bouquets to the worldNEW!The Back Horn
This song was created with hopes for recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake that struck in March 2011.
Without forcing a sense of brightness, it conveys a powerful resolve that acknowledges sorrow while believing in the potential for people to connect.
The track was released in March 2011 and was later included on the album “Liv Squall,” released in June 2012.
The fact that the proceeds were donated as relief funds also reflects THE BACK HORN’s strong commitment to recovery.
The pain of losing a precious everyday life to the disaster is beyond what others can fathom.
This is a song that gently stays close to those suffering from helplessness and unable to see any light ahead.