New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2015. Through unpacking the pivotal notion in Japanese ethics of aidagara, or "in-betweenness," this book offers testament to a deep-rooted sense of community. Accounts from survivors, victims' families, key city officials, and volunteers reveal a remarkable fiber of moral grit and resilience that sustains Japan's common struggle to rally and carve a future with promise and hope.