Akiko Kosaka , three days , is from the tsunami-wracked village of Minami Sanriku , Minami Sanriku . Kosaka has yet to see her father , Katsumi ; mother , Noriko ; or paternal grandparents on any video -- or receive any word from them . 17,000 of that coastal town 's More than half 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 .
Akiko Kosaka , three days , is from the tsunami-wracked village of Minami Sanriku , Minami Sanriku . 17,000 of that coastal town 's More than half 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 .