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Ganbaro Nippon! “Pray for Japan” is number 13. There’s plenty of words that relate to the tsunami and earthquake. It’s a great list and fascinating. Imagine that there’s new words being used in all countries every year. Most of it relates to technology or science, but this one is about a disaster that was so huge to one place that it changes and added to the vocabulary. We’re sure it’s happening in Thailand from flooding and elsewhere. (Gakuranman – 60 words)
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Sad story of Mitsuru Oikawa, 30 who lost his wife and two kids in the Tsunami aftermath keeps on searching even though there was a memorial ceremony and a bad injury he sustained during his search that kept him out of commission for a month. There’s no end to stories like these. (LA Times – Japan Quake Story)
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It’s not that some might reach in a few days, it’s that it can increase tourism from Japan. The article from the National Post mentions, “The Japanese have immense respect for belongings such as fishing boats, said Mr. Ebbesmeyer, predicting an influx of Japanese tourists coming to B.C. to see the washed-up debris.” We’re not sure if that’s true at all, but for those who’ve lost, sure, but it’s hardly fun tourism. It’s more of a memorial as is the WTC site. (National Post – Tsunami Debris)
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More on the Debris. A photo photos and a video at the link. Yes the crew pulled up a Fishing boat that mentioned Fukushima on it, so it’s exactly from one of the disaster areas. Three years until it hits Hawaii. (Yahoo – Tsunami Debris)
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So many months later after the 3/11 tsunami earthquake disaster and the stuff that floated away is being tracked and found. The boat below was found and it’s a Fukushima based fishing boat. It’s still a slow ride. Midway island is a two year wait, the main land west coast of America, three years. International Pacific Research Center at University of Hawaii is tracking this junk as it travels and becomes part of the gyre. (Our Amazing Planet – Debris)
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