Japan tsunami - one year ago today
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[size=12pt]See how Japan has rebuilt in the 11 months since the earthquake and tsunami[/size]<br />National Post Staff Feb 9, 2012 – 8:00 AM ET | Last Updated: Feb 14, 2012 11:37 AM ET<br /><br />Photos compiled by Zoran Bozicevic and words by Michael Higgins<br /> <br /><br /><br />Japan’s Reconstruction Agency will be inaugurated Friday, almost 11 months after an earthquake and tsunami devastated the country. The agency will streamline the process to help municipalities, set up special reconstruction zones and provide subsidies for disaster-hit local governments.<br /> <br />YASUYOSHI CHIBA/TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images<br /><br />This combination of pictures shows a catamaran sightseeing boat washed by the tsunami onto a two-storey tourist home in Otsuchi, Iwate prefecture on April 16, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 16, 2012 (bottom).<br />. <br />[size=12pt]245 [/size] — Cost in billions of dollars of the post disaster reconstruction package.<br /> <br />[size=12pt]15,846[/size] — Number of dead.<br /> <br />[size=12pt]3,320 [/size] — People still missing.<br /> <br />[size=12pt]2 [/size] — Number of missing people found dead this year.<br /> <br />[size=12pt]240 [/size] — Number of orphans in the three most severely affected prefectures, Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima.<br /> <br />[size=12pt]16 [/size] — Million tons of disaster waste in Miyagi Prefecture, one of the hardest hit areas of Japan.<br /> <br />[size=12pt]2.4 [/size] — Drop in millions of tourists to Japan in 2011 from a year previously.<br /> <br />[size=12pt]6 [/size] — Approximate months lost in the average life expectancy for a Japanese woman following the disasters, down from 86.4 years in 2010 to 85.9 in 2011.<br /> <br />[size=12pt]3 [/size] — Approximate months lost in the average life expectancy for a Japanese man, down from 79.5 years in 2010 to 79.27 in 2011.<br /> <br />National Post<br />http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/02/09/see-how-japan-has-rebuilt-in-the-11-months-since-the-earthquake-and-tsunami/<br /><br />One year ago today the eartquake and tsunami hit Japan. This tragedy will never be forgotten. I hope and pray that this will never happen again. Love and respect to the people in Fukushima and to the people who're re-building it. I found a link for the documentary "Children of the Tsunami". How do these children cope with their fear and grief? One girl writes in a diary to handle her fear and loss of her grandfather. Every day she and her dad measure the radiation levels on the street. If they are too high, she can't play outside because of the high health risk. A boy tells about his class, he lost 13 of the 17 class mates. He believes that they're still going to school. Children and teachers are still missing. It was heartbreaking and I felt sad when I watched this and I have huge respect for these wise children and for the way they are adapted to their changed lives.<br /><br />http://watchdocumentary.com/watch/children-of-the-tsunami-video_83ed2c139.html<br /><br />"Exploring the country's tsunami last year through the eyes of children who witnessed the disaster. The programme features testimonies from youngsters at two schools - one where 74 pupils were killed by the giant wave, and the other close to the Fukushima power plant, where vital cooling systems were knocked out, triggering radiation leaks and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people. " <br /><br /><br /><br />
<br /><br />L.O.V.E.Message from Mark McTamney<br />owner of English Bug<br />http://www.englishbug.com<br />
<br />We are a small English School in Fujinomiya City, near Mt Fuji. While we were a long way away from the epicenter of the Tohoku earthquake, we certainly felt it and experienced the uncertainty that followed in the following days/weeks and months. We want to show people that although it was an extremely difficult time for all of Japan, we have come through it and we can still manage a smile or two.<br /> <br />Thanks to the Tyler Foundation for providing this platform for us and we hope other schools and groups from around the world will join in submitting their videos. Shine on!!<br />
<br />SING FOR JAPAN!<br />
<br />As Japan remembers the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Tohoku region on March 11, it is important to remind Japan that we haven't forgotten.<br /><br />The Tyler Foundation mobilized its resources and launched the Shine On! Tohoku Children's Support Program. To date, close to 9,000 children have received psychosocial support.<br /><br />And in collaboration with the Sakari Elementary School in the Ofunato region, we recorded the song Who I Want to Be a bold and hopeful song of promise.<br /><br />Originally sung by Rie Fu, we invited the global community to sing this song for Japan. We are asked groups of all ages to submit their videos to be posted on our websites for all of Japan to see and to be reminded that we have not forgotten.<br />
<br />For more information about how we are helping kids with cancer in Japan:<br />http://www.tylershineon.org<br /><br />To purchase the song, cd or to find out more about the music:<br />http://www.shineonsongs.org<br /><br />More about our Shine On! Tohoku Children's Support Program and Shine On! Smile Ambassador:<br />http://www.tylershineon.org/programs/shine-on-smile-ambassador/<br />
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