Many items imbued with personal memories that were carried out to sea by the tsunami in 2011 have been found on the west coast of North America and returned to their owners. In previous TOMORROW programs, we have reported on the memories evoked by the return of nostalgic items, and how their owners have made a new step forward driven by them. Through those programs, a Japanese NPO called ‘Kids Now’ and Kevin Easley, an American dentist living in Alaska, got connected and the owner search movement has been steadily expanding. Encouraged by the return of his football, 13-year-old Rin Goto in Minamisanriki, Miyagi Prefecture, wrote in an essay: "Whenever I get discouraged, I will hold this football and remember the many people who have supported me. I’m sure that will give me the courage to move on..." His essay won the top award among 22,000 entries at a junior high school essay contest in the Tohoku region.