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Whaling continues, but now they’re using earthquake funds at the sum of $29 million. Sure some of the whalers were affected, and we suppose they deserve to have some compensation, but there are plenty of folks who probably haven’t received a cent yet, and whaling comes first? The stories just continue. (USA Today – Whaling)
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Article about Japanese who fled the quake, nuclear zone to Okinawa. From March to August, 17, 521 moved to Okinawa which then begs the opposite question, how many moved from Okinawa to those zones? The stories of the health of some of the children are horrifying and it’s the exact info that you don’t hear much about on the news. Hopefully the fresh air and beaches of Okinawa will heal a little, but it seems doubtful. All of the news never points to the affects of the radiation and fallout, and small articles like this are what it’ll take to get some words out. (SMH – Okinawa)
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There’s not much more to say except policing the applicants might be better. Not all will return found safes and money. It was in the amount of $200,0o0. Imagine the applicant who is a yakuza and gets to the “are you a yakuza?” Question? (LA Times – Yakuza)
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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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That’s more than a billion dollars. “The amount will cover compensation for mental sufferings of victims as a result of evacuation and to pay for the losses incurred by small businesses following the nuclear disaster.” Is this even enough? A billion sounds like it’ll go down in a second. (Tokyotimes – Billion)
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