Akiko Tanaka , 20 , is from the tsunami - wracked town of Minami ##kawa , Japan . More than half of that coastal town 's Japanese residents are missing . For three days , she thought her family disappeared . But then she saw her sister on TV sending a ` ` we are all safe '' message .
Akiko Kosaka , 20 , is from the tsunami-wracked village of Minami Sanriku , Japan . More than half of that coastal town 's 17,000 residents are missing . For three days , she thought her family perished . But then she saw her sister on YouTube sending a `` we are all safe '' message .