There will be a number of events happening in the UK on or around March 11th to commemorate the one year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. Below is some information about the ones I know of (most of which are in London). If you know of any other events, please let … Continue reading
*UPDATE: Unfortunately this video has been removed from YouTube due to copyright issues (apparently it was uploaded illegally). For more information, see the comment thread on Japan Probe.* I rarely re-post something exactly as it was on someone else’s blog, but I need to share this post with you all. I found this on Japan … Continue reading
“Now all we can do is look forward. We only have one life, after all.” Takashige Kowata, Fukushima evacuee. I know a lot of people are thinking about America today, what with it being ten years since 9/11. But for me (and for many people), it’s a different anniversary. Today marks six months since the … Continue reading
I had a very nice message on behalf of American Express today, asking if I might inform my readers of a new project they’ve just launched. Here are the details: American Express Launches Global Facebook Program, ‘Friends of Japan,’ to Generate Continued Awareness and Support for Earthquake Relief Efforts American Express to Donate $1 toward Relief … Continue reading
I swear, if I had the money and if I wasn’t in the middle of looking for a job, I would be calling InsideJapan Tours right now. Why? Because they just advertised a “Volunteer for Japan” package: http://www.insidejapantours.com/japan-small-group-tours/i-vol1/volunteer-for-japan/. Quoting from their Facebook page: How can I volunteer to help the Tohoku relief effort? Among the kind words … Continue reading
Spring seems to have sprung in Hamamatsu and the cherry blossom (sakura) is starting to bloom. For more than a month now I have been seeing sakura designs on everything from alcoholic drinks: ☆★☆ To Starbucks: To my co-worker’s fingernails: And muffins: Sakura symbolises more than just the start of spring in Japan. Sakura has … Continue reading
Three weeks have passed since the huge earthquake and tsunami hit north-eastern Japan. I’ve not said much on the topic recently as I’ve been getting on with life and trying to make the most of my short time left in Japan (three weeks today I will be on my way back to the UK). However, … Continue reading
So many organisations are being set up to collect donations of money and useful items (such as nappies, socks, toothbrushes, etc.) for Japan right now. It’s hard to know who to support, and impossible to support everyone. I feel like I want to help in some way. Some of my friends have got involved in … Continue reading
It’s been a week since the Tohoku region of Japan got hit by a huge 9.0-magnitude earthquake which triggered a tsunami with waves of up to 10 metres high. Despite what certain media sources would have you believe, most of Japan is now pretty much back to normal. I don’t want to belittle what happened … Continue reading
Evening all! Well, I’ve spent my whole day trying to be “normal” and get on with teaching without thinking about earthquakes etc. too much. I just got home around 10pm and decided to catch up on the BBC news while checking my emails when… my apartment began to really shudder. For a split second I … Continue reading
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