Last weekend, hundreds of young people from across Japan converged for 'Gift by Gift for a Better World', a 3-day workshop held at S-pal Square, Sendai Train Station in Sendai, Japan. The centerpiece of the workshop was the magnificent Paper Crane Sculpture, designed by students at Tohoku University of Art & Design and composed of 100,000 of the 2 million paper cranes folded by Paper Cranes for Japan participants in the wake of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. The workshop garnered coverage from a number of media outlets in Japan. Below, we've shared a few of our favorite stories!

Japan Media Coverage in English:

"Massive Charity Sculpture Unveiled in Sendai" - Tokyo Weekend Magazine, January 13, 2012


Watch the Report: "Paper Cranes Pay Off" - NHK World, January 18, 2012 (Original Air Date)

Japan Media Coverage in Japanese:


Read the Story: Yomiru Shimbun, January 14, 2012


Read the Story: Yamagata Shimbun, January 14, 2012 


Read the Story: Kahoku Shinpo, January 15, 2012 

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