My heart continues to break for Japan. What a beautiful country and beautiful people. If you have not yet done so, but are interested in contributing to relief efforts, the following Yahoo link has a nice summary of options:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_newsroom/20110311/wl_yblog_newsroom/japan-earthquake-and-tsunami-how-to-help
You can also visit the Google Crisis Response page to donate to the Japanese Red Cross. Note that donations will be made in Yen and then converted:
http://www.google.com/crisisresponse/japanquake2011.html
We lived about 45 minutes from Tokyo during our time there; that area remains largely unaffected although the base is now detecting low levels of radiation, much like other areas of the country. I have been told, though, by our friends on base that the media has made that aspect of the story rather bloated and they personally do not feel particularly in danger of radiation side effects. The bigger story lies within the absolute heartbreak and destruction farther north.
Please consider helping. Arigato gozaimasu!
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