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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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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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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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A concert took place at the Hollywood Bowl with headliners Yellow Magic Orchestra or YMO. Much of the crowd were into Japanese culture, but surely had no idea who they were. Granted, openers like Cibo Matto or Towa Tei at the DJ tables, or even Buffalo Daughter may have clued people in, but did they know that YMO is a huge part of music history in Japan? Ryuichi Sakamoto was the front man of the band, Cornelius was an unnamed session guitar player, Haruomi Hosono, another legend, also in the band. Guessing that most probably didn’t know this. The show still went off well, people liked the music, and Yoko Ono did her best to ruin the evening. Yet Ryuichi Sakamoto, known for his electronics and bending sound is now going on an acoustic tour including piano, violin and a cello. His reasoning has more to do with getting back to the basics after 311. He ties the simplicity to the post and pre 311 problems to people’s isolation in Japan, including Hikikomori, a large group who never leave their homes. (Telegraph UK – Ryuichi Sakamoto)
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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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