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Tsunami story that we missed. It’s interesting that a 1000 year old village “folk take” which turns out to be quite real saved tons of folks when the tsunami came. There’s a hill in Murohama which is the closest relief spot, but 1000 years ago a tsunami came and the hill turned out to be an unfortunately spot where the rushing waters collided and killed the people on the hill. It happened again on 3.11.11 and most people knew not to go to the hill. There’s a roadside shrine (this link is an addendum to the story with a photo) dedicated to the ancient story. It’s a great tale. (LA Times – Murohama)
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Mark Zuckerberg meets with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda for a talk that included how Facebook helps in disasters and emergencies. Facebook has 845 million users in the world and 10 million in Japan and growing fast. (PCMag – Zuckerberg)
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The rocket is getting gassed up for a test flight. But why? Close neighbors Japan are pissed and it’s just another day in the North Korean office. (CS Monitor – Rocket)
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The Emperor of Japan’s speech gets cut down or censored. The offending lines look simple. “As this earthquake and tsunami caused the nuclear power plant accident, those living in areas designated as the danger zone lost their homes and livelihoods and had to leave the places they used to live. In order for them to live there again safely, we have to overcome the problem of radioactive contamination, which is a formidable task.” But the lines also point out that work needs to continue and the nuclear accident is still not complete as somewhat reported. [youtube]37ZAzFLZQFs[/youtube] (The Atlantic – Emperor)
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Art exhibition by one of our favorite artists and friend. Art exhibition: ‘Polaris’ from March 8 to April 1, 2012 & Solo show at ART FAIR TOKYO from March 30 to April 1,2012 Here’s more info.
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