HTA-0534: Rise Japan — Art Benefit for Tsunami Victims

A. Story Identification

FieldValue
HTA IDHTA-0534
TitleRise Japan — Art Benefit for Tsunami Victims
Date2012
Date ConfidenceMODERATE — "fourth volume of Rise Japan"; tsunami was March 2011; Vol. 4 likely 2012
ProgramKRON 4 News Weekend
StationKRON-TV, Channel 4, San Francisco
Duration~3:00 (estimated)
FormatStudio interview

B. Content Summary

Henry covers Rise Japan, a series of art benefit events where California artists donate and sell work to support Japanese tsunami and earthquake victims. Henry introduces organizer Aoi Yamaguchi for the fourth installment: "It's a wonderful creative response to what has been a devastating tragedy in Japan."

C. Structured Metadata

FieldValue
PeopleHenry Tenenbaum (Reporter), Aoi Yamaguchi (Rise Japan organizer)
OrganizationsKRON-TV, Rise Japan
LocationsKRON studio; San Francisco (event); Japan (beneficiary)
SubjectsArt benefit, tsunami relief, Japanese-American community, charity
ThemesArt as response to tragedy, community solidarity, cross-cultural support
ToneSupportive, admiring

G. Source Provenance

FieldValue
Transcript source1179289_10200286083614058_30303_n.txt
Video sourceNot located
Storage locationTranscript: local (/KRON/)
Analysis modeTranscript Only
Date analyzed2026-07-05
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