At 2:46PM today, people stopped to give a moment of silence in remembrance of 3-11-11, the day the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami struck Japan.
March 11, 2014
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Category Archives: March 2011
February 22, 2012
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March 10th– Launch of TOMO to Benefit Teens Affected by the 2011 East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disasters
Saturday, March 10, 2012 Tomo Anthology Launch: An Evening of Readings, Discussion and Reflection Time: Saturday, March 10, 2012, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Place: Tokyo Women’s Plaza, Conference Room 1 5-53-67 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (by the Children’s Castle and United Nations University). … Continue reading
August 23, 2011
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e.m. HAPPY PROJECT
Before Big Sister left Japan in June for university, she and I had teatime at “Afternoon Tea”, a place that serves lunch and tea with cakes or scones. An adjoining shop sells tea and a variety of things. This … Continue reading
April 21, 2011
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What may be lost….in Sendai…
a small Japanese inn overlooking the sea where I stayed 22 years ago, small tree-covered islands dotting the shoreline, a small shrine, tourist boats where you could feed the seagulls, (oil refineries in the background), hotels and a tourist … Continue reading
April 4, 2011
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St. Mary’s International School Relief Efforts for the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
St. Mary’s International School, Tokyo is collecting the following from their community of students, parents, teachers, and staff: Toy Collection – Organized by Cub Scout Pack 15 under the direction of Mr. Dave Nakabayashi – Donations will be sent … Continue reading
April 1, 2011
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American School in Japan: East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Efforts
ASIJ, the American School in Japan, has partnered with Tama Church and Second Harvest Japan to deliver emergency aid directly to the effected regions hit by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11th. Many things have been collected and boxed … Continue reading
March 17, 2011
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Japanese Children’s Author Noriko Kudoh’s Message of Hope After Japan’s Earthquakes and Tsunami, March 2011
Noriko Kudoh, a Japanese children’s book author and illustrator, has published over twenty humorous children’s stories and manga books. She and her artist husband, Toshiyuki Kudoh, created a blogsite for children called Buch. The site is in Japanese and includes … Continue reading
March 12, 2011
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Damage Control
At our house, the March 11th earthquake was about a 6 on the Japanese scale. We were very lucky that we didn’t have any damage and no one was hurt. There are a few things sitting around that could have … Continue reading